Kitzbühel, Austria (Thursday, January 23, 2003) - Two Canadians hit the podium today in the 5th Legends Race held on the slalom run of the Hahnenkamm, where more than 70 former ski racing greats joined the festivities for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Kitzbuhel Ski Club, organizers of the famous Hahnenkamm downhill and slalom.

Team Stock, made up of Leonhard Stock (Captain), Hais Leitner, Reinhard Tritscher, Guenther Mader and Ken Read, president of Alpine Canada Alpin, took top honours in the 5-man team event in a time of 2:33.41. Read won the Hahnenkamm downhill in 1980.

Team Sailer, which included triple Olympic Champion Toni Sailer, Hugo Nindl, Michael Veith, Max Julen and Mario Reiter took silver, only .59 behind.

Team Russi, which was made up of 1972 Olympic Champion Bernhard Russi, Egon Scopf, Erik Haker, Franz Heinzer and the other former Hahnenkamm winner from Canada - Steve Podborski, took bronze in a time of 2:34.56. Podborski, a key player in promoting Canada's bid for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver/Whistler, gave Canada a three-peat at Kitzbuhel, following up Read's victory by winning in 1981 and 1982.

Other notables attending the event include Franz Klammer, Luc Alphand, Karl Schranz. Andi Wenzel and Marc Girardelli, who posted the fastest individual time of the day.