CALGARY -- Two-time Olympian Marie-Pier Prefontaine has retired from the national alpine ski team after a 10-year career.
The 27-year-old from St-Sauveur, Que., raced for Canada in both the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. Her best result was a 20th-place finish in super-G in 2014.
She posted a career-best sixth in giant slalom at a World Cup in Austria in 2014. Prefontaine was also part of the Canadian squad that won silver in the new mixed team event at the 2015 world championship.
Prefontaine says she feels lucky that injuries aren't the reason she's retiring.
"I'm happy to be able to do it on my own terms," she said Tuesday in a statement released by Alpine Canada. "I'm healthy. I qualified for the 2016-'17 team and I'm really happy with my career as a whole."
The two-time national champion in giant slalom founded her own ski scarf and bandana company while she was competing.
"When I was growing up, she was the best in Quebec and the girl to beat," said teammate Marie-Michele Gagnon. "I always looked up to her."
Added Erin Mielzynski: "MP has been on the team longer than any of the rest of us. MP was a role model for all of us and helped us grow into the athletes that we are today."
Prefontaine is the second Canadian alpine skier to leave the team in as many weeks. Downhill specialist Larisa Yurkiw of Owen Sound, Ont., recently announced her retirement as well.
