Sen. Nancy Greene Raine, Canada's most decorated ski racer, is undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer. Sun Peaks Resort in B.C., where the 73-year-old is the director of skiing, says she is having her thyroid removed Thursday in Kelowna, B.C. Nicknamed "Tiger" because of her speed and aggressive turns, Greene Raine dominated women's skiing for two years. Greene Raine won the giant slalom at the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble, France, by a blistering margin of 2.68 seconds. Greene Raine blazed a trail for other top women skiers in Canada, with 1992 Olympic downhill champion Kerrin Lee-Gartner calling her a big influence.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2017 18:09 UTC