Cary Mullen

Cary Mullen was on skis at the age of three and by the age of six was racing for the Sunshine Ski Club of Alberta where “…his dream of winning the World Cup was born”.

Nine years later he became a member of the Banff Alpine Racers, was appointed to the Alberta Ski Team at 17, and became a member of the Canadian National Alpine Ski Team at the age of 19 in 1989. He remained with the national team until December, 1988 when he recorded his final race on the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) World Cup Circuit at Val d’Isere, France.

After joining the national team he competed in 133 major races in his long racing career including 73 – FIS World Cup races, FIS races, World Ski Championships, Nor-Am Cup, European Cup, Chilean National Championships, Canadian National Championships, South American Cup and US Nationals. He was also selected to represent Canada on the Olympic Winter Games team in 1992, XVl Games, Albertville, France, XVll Games, Lillehammer, Norway and the XVlll Games, Nagano, Japan (injury prevented him from competing).

In both 1992/1993 and 1993/1994 he was elected Canadian Male Skier of the Year and was nominated for the Johnny F Basset “Sports & Community” Award. Following his retirement from competitive skiing, he devoted considerable time for the benefit of the younger generation with the establishment of the Cary Mullen Character Awards that recognized young athletes who displayed the 4Cs of a true champion – Courage, Commitment, Confidence and Camaraderie. He also founded Champ Fest, a charity that brought together a coalition of ‘Champions’, including sporting heroes, business leaders, volunteers and friends, to raise funds to help Kids Cancer Care purchase life-giving equipment and the Alberta Alpine Ski Team to assist in the training of the “champions of tomorrow”.

Competitive record national and international competition (top-10 finishes)
1991
10th place, Downhill event, FIS Race, Saalbach, Austria

1993
7th place, Downhill event, FIS World Ski Championships, Morioka Shizukuishi, Japan
4th place, Downhill event, FIS World Cup, Whistler Mtn, British Columbia
7th place, Downhill event, FIS World Cup, Sierra Nevada, Spain
6th place, Super G event, FIS World Cup, Lillehammer Kvittfjell, Norway
7th place, Downhill event, FIS World Cup, Val Gardena, Italy

1994
2nd place, Downhill event, FIS World Cup, Saalbach, ASustria
8th place, Downhill event, FIS World Cup, Wengen, Switzerland
2nd place, Downhill event, FIS World Cup, Aspen, USA
1st place, Downhill event, FIS World Cup, Aspen, USA
5th place, Downhill event, FIS World Cup, Whistler Mtn, British Columbia
5th place, Super G event, FIS World Cup, Whistler Mtn, British Columbia
8th place, Downhill event, FIS World Cup, Vail, USA

1995
4th place, Downhill event, Nor-Am Cup, Whitefish, USA
6th place, Downhill event, Nor-Am Cup, Whitefish, USA
1st place, Giant Slalom event, FIS Race, Mt Norquay, Alberta
2nd place, Giant Slalom event, Canadian National Championships, Stoneham/Le Relais, Quebec
5th place, Downhill event, Canadian National Championships, Mont Ste Anne, Quebec
5th place, Downhill event, FIS Race, Mont Ste Anne, Quebec
6th place, Super G event, Canadian National Championships, Mont Ste Anne, Quebec
7th place, Giant Slalom event, Nor-Am Cup, Mt Bachelor, USA
9th place, Super G event, National Championships, La Parva, Chile

1996
6th place, Downhill event, FIS Race, Crested Butte, USA
4th place, Downhill event, Nor-Am Cup, Crested Butte, USA
1st place, Giant Slalom event, Mt, Norquay, Alberta
1st place, Giant Slalom event, FIS Race, Mt Norquay, Alberta
3rd place, Giant Slalom event, Nor-Am Cup, Mont Garceau, Quebec
2nd place, Giant Slalom event, Canadian National Championships, Stoneham, Quebec
6th place, Downhill event, FIS Race, Mont Ste Anne, Quebec
8th place, Downhill event, Canadian National Championships, Mont Ste Anne, Quebec
5th place, Giant Slalom event, United States National Championships, Sugarloaf, USA
4th place, Giant Slalom event, Nor-Am Cup, Mt Bachelor, USA
5th place, Giant Slalom event, FIS Race, Panorama, British Columbia

1997
5th place, Downhill event, Canadian National Championships, Rossland, British Columbia
3rd place, Super G event, Canadian National Championships, Rossland, British Columbia
5th place, Super G event, Nor-Am Cup, Mont Tremblant/Mont Garceau, Quebec
4th place, Giant Slalom event, FIS Race, Sunshine, Alberta
2nd place, Downhill event, South American Cup, Valle Nevado-La Parva, Chile
3rd place, Super G event, National Championships, La Parva, Chile

Please Note: The ski information gathered here is compiled from a number of sources; it may not be inclusive of all accomplishments.
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