Dave Irwin
Dave Irwin is a former alpine ski racer who represented Canada at two Winter Olympic Games and won a World Cup. He was one of the Crazy Canucks, a group of Canadian downhill racers who rose to prominence on the World Cup circuit in the late 1970s. He currently lives in Canmore, Alberta, near the Rocky Mountains.
Dave Irwin was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada where he learned to ski at the age of three at his fathers ski resort. By the age of 17, Irwin had been selected to be a member of the Canadian National Ski Team. Originally picked for his ability as a slalom skier, he successfully switched to downhill when national team coach Scotty Henderson reoriented the squad and the teams resources towards the speed event.
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