#582 Breaking Barriers as an Aboriginal Olympian - Featuring Wendy Lumby

Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life · Feb 27, 2026 · 25m

Wendy Lumby’s journey into active living began almost as soon as she could walk. Adopted as a baby in Saskatchewan, she found her passion early: skiing just under 18 months old, excelling in figure skating, alpine ski racing, and soccer, always drawn to speed, movement, and competition. That drive carried her all the way to the Canadian National Alpine Ski Team, World Championships, and the 1988 Winter Olympics, where she made history as the only Aboriginal person to ever compete in Olympic alpine skiing or even at the International level period. Wendy has been named in the Top 100 Canadian…