Mont Sainte Anne: The world champion asks the Prime Minister to intervene

Originally from Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, slalom world champion Laurence St-Germain asks François Legault to act quickly to save Mont-Sainte-Anne.

In a message titled “For the future of skiing in Quebec, let's save Mont-Sainte-Anne,” the skier explained that the prime minister's intervention could make a difference in resolving the impasse in the matter.

“It's time for something to happen. I'm afraid that if we wait too long, it will be too late. Skiing is my biggest passion and it all started at Mont Sainte Anne,” the athlete explained. Newspaper.

But the Olympian, who turns 30 next month, confirms that her childhood mountain is no longer what it was.

“When I was very young, my parents chose to move to Saint-Ferriol-les-Neiges so I could ski there. Because the reputation of Mont-Sainte-Anne was unparalleled in Quebec,” she wrote. “Without this decision, it is clear that I would not have won the gold medal in Méribel.” “Last year, I did not participate in the Olympic Games in PyeongChang and Beijing.”

Passion for sports

Inspired by the exploits of Melanie Turgeon and Alex Harvey, Lawrence Saint-Germain advocates physical activity and a passion for sport.

According to her, success depends in particular on access to world-class tracks and facilities, where high-level athletes can be developed.

“In 2022, images of a cabin falling to the ground spread around the world for the wrong reasons. My mountain hurts, that's fair. The situation should have been resolved a long time ago, but nothing is moving,” she added, explaining that the Canadian Games 2027 is approaching. “However, in the current state of the station, I don’t see how that can happen.”

Save the mountain

On behalf of the athletes, Lawrence Saint-Germain visits Mr. Lugo.

“I implore you to quickly do what is necessary to save the future of our mountain. So that my children and their friends can ski there, grow up there and dream there too.

Lawrence Saint-Germain won the world slalom championship in 2023, in Courchevel-Meribel, France. The athlete excelled at skiing while pursuing her studies in computer science at the University of Vermont. I obtained my second bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. Saint-Germain participated in the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang in 2018 and Beijing in 2022.

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