Brady Leman, Canada's 1st men's Olympic ski cross champion, to retire after World Cup Finals

Canadian Olympic champion Brady Leman will take one more trip down the hill on home soil this week before officially leaving competitive ski cross at age 36.

Leman announced his retirement Tuesday morning ahead of the World Cup Finals this weekend at Craigleith Ski Club in the Blue Mountains near Collingwood, Ont.

The former alpine racer enters the competition with five World Cup victories and 31 medal podiums on the ski cross circuit over his 15 years with the national team.

The Calgary native and resident also earned 2019 world championship silver, 2016 X-Games gold and 2010 bronze, but will be best remembered