Some bronze medals are worth their weight in gold. Valérie Grenier’s third-place finish in women’s giant slalom at the Mont-Tremblant World Cup certainly fits that category.

Grenier climbed two spots in Saturday’s second run, finishing with a combined time of two minutes 17.18 seconds to take bronze in the first of two races at the ski resort northwest of Montreal.

The 29-year-old from St-Isidore, Ont., who grew up skiing at Mont-Tremblant, was one second behind gold medallist Alice Robinson of New Zealand.

“It’s incredible. I don’t have many words to describe how I feel,” Grenier said in the mixed zone at the bottom of the Flying Mile course. “I’m having a hard time believing it. Feels like a dream come true.”

“I really wanted it to happen this weekend,” she added. “Winning a medal he

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