WHISTLER, B.C. – Dave Greszczyszyn slid to his third consecutive men’s national skeleton title, while Elisabeth Vathje captured her first national championship victory on Wednesday at the Whistler Sliding Centre.

The 36-year-old Greszczyszyn of Brampton, Ont. posted a combined time one minute 49.02 on the 16-corner Olympic Track.

“It was nice to be back in Whistler to successfully finish off the season. I really enjoy sliding here on one of the best tracks on the Tour,” said Greszczyszyn, who had a career-best fifth place World Cup finish in Whistler earlier this year. “The volunteers and track crew did another great job. We were able to pull off some decent speeds and times with many athletes getting personal bests.”

Greszczyszyn’s World Cup comrade, Barrett Martineau, slid to the silver medal. The Calgarian, who finished ninth in the Overall World Cup standings this year, clocked a two-run time of 1:50.53.

Saskatoon’s Evan Neufeldt flip-flopped positions with Martineau in the final run to round out the men’s podium in third at 1:50.63.

In the women’s race, Calgary’s Vathje put a golden stamp on a challenging season by winning her first Canadian Championship crown.

The 22-year-old Vathje, who last year captured one gold and three silver medals on the World Cup before capping the season with a bronze at World Championships, posted the time to beat at 1:52.19.

“This season has been really tricky, and a lot of learning,” said Vathje, who was sixth at this year’s World Championships. “Whistler and I have never really been friends, and finally these last few weeks I’ve been able to make some breakthroughs. It’s been nice working with the development athletes, and seeing some of them break through as well. It’s encouraging for our program.”

Vathje clocked the third-fastest time in her opening run, but stormed to the top with the fastest second trip at 56.12.