Hall of Famer
Lee Lee Morrison Henry
Lee Lee Morrison was a member of the Canadian freestyle ski team specializing in moguls for eight years, from 1984 until her retirement following the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France.
During her career, Morrison won 20 World Cup medals, including eight gold, and was twice a bronze medallist in the overall World Cup moguls standings (1987-88 and 1990-91). She competed in 71 World Cup events, placing in the top 10 a total of 52 times — a remarkable record.
At the world championships, she finished eighth at Oberjoch, Germany, in 1989, and just off the podium in fourth at Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1991. She also represented Canada at the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games, where moguls was a demonstration sport, finishing fifth.
Morrison competed in the Canadian freestyle championships in her discipline for eight consecutive years from 1985 to 1992, winning every year except 1990, when she placed sixth.
After retiring, Lee Lee turned to coaching. In 1994-95, she served as head coach and program director for Alberta Freestyle and was a member of the Canadian Freestyle Skiing Association performance program committee from 1994 to 1996.
Career Highlights
- 1985 – 2nd, World Cup, Pila, Italy; 3rd, World Cup, La Clusaz, France; 1st, World Cup, Tignes, France
- 1986 – 2nd, World Cup, Voss, Norway
- 1987 – 4th, World Cup, Mont Gabriel, Que.; 1st, World Cup, Lake Placid, N.Y.; 1st, World Cup, Breckenridge, Colo.; 4th, World Cup, Oberjoch, Germany; 3rd, World Cup, La Plagne, France
- 1988 – 1st, World Cup, Mont Gabriel, Que.; 2nd, World Cup, Breckenridge, Colo.; 1st, World Cup, Inawashiro, Japan
- 1989 – 1st, World Cup, Calgary, Alta.; 1st, World Cup, Breckenridge, Colo.; 2nd, World Cup, Voss, Norway; 2nd, World Cup, La Plagne, France
- 1990 – 2nd, World Cup, Mont Gabriel, Que.; 2nd, World Cup, Nagano-Iizuna Kogen, Japan
- 1991 – 2nd, World Cup, Skole, Soviet Union; 1st, World Cup, Voss, Norway; 2nd, World Cup, Pyhätunturi, Finland; 3rd, World Cup, Hundfjället, Sweden; 4th,
- World Cup, Zermatt, Switzerland; 3rd, FIS World Cup, Morzine, France
Note: The information gathered in this biography was compiled from a number of sources; it may not be inclusive of all accomplishments. Copyright © Canadian Ski Hall of Fame & Museum. For personal and/or educational use only. All rights reserved.
Lee Lee Morrison. Source: Athlete Information Bureau / Greg Kinch.
Lee Lee Morrison, 1984. Source: Canadian Freestyle Ski Association.
Canadian Freestyle Ski Team 1985 [L to R back]: Alain LaRoche, Dave Walker, Dave Walker, Bill Keenan, ?, Pat Henry, ?, Pierre Poulin, ?, ?, ?, ?, Richard Peirce, Craig Young, Chris Simboli, Peter Judge (coach) [L to R front]: Lee Lee Morrison, Meredith Gardner, Janice Cannon, Lucie Barma. Canadian Freestyle Ski Association.
National Freestyle Ski Team 1988 Tignes, France [L to R]: Meredith Gardner, Janice Cannon, Sue Kirkwood, Shannon Carey, Lee Lee Morrison, Chris Hatton, Murray Cluff, Pat Henry, Jeff Violo, James Boyd, Peter Judge (coach). Canadian Freestyle Ski Association.
National Freestyle Ski Team 1988 [L to R top]: Jeff Violo, Rick Shwinghammer (manager), James Boyd, Peter Judge (coach), Chris Hatton [L to R middle]: Tanya Clarke, Murray Cluff, Dave Walker, Dominick Godon, Richard Peirce, Alain LaRoche, Pat Henry, Craig Young [L to R front]: Nancy Walkling, Sue Kirkwood, Meredith Gardner, Janice Cannon, Lee Lee Morrison, Shannon Carey. Canadian Freestyle Ski Association,
National Freestyle Ski Team c. 1991 [L to R back]: Peter Judge, Richard Peirce, Lane Barrett, Todd Allison, Darcy Downs, Dominick Gauthier, Dave Walker, David Bellehumeur, ? [L to R middle]: Matt Christensen, Craig Young, ?, Nicolas Fontaine, André Ouimet, Jan Bucher, Philippe LaRoche, Jean-Luc Brassard, Christian Marcoux, ?, John Smart, Pat Henry, ? [L to R front]: Lee Lee Morrison, ?, Bronwen Thomas, ?, Julie Stegall, Ashley Herod, Tanya Clarke, ?, ?, Anna Kindy. Canadian Freestyle Ski Association.
Inductee Lee Lee Morrison with Keith Nesbitt at the 1997 Canadian Ski Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. CSHFM Collection.
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