[citation needed] Grandi's first wins in the World Cup both came in December 2004, when he won Giant Slaloms in Alta Badia and Flachau.

The victory at Alta Badia made Grandi the first Canadian male skier to win a World Cup technical race.

[1] In July 2008, Grandi announced his return to competitive skiing as he hopes to earn a podium finish at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

On March 16, 2009, Grandi decided his commitment to his family outweighed his desire to continue his competitive skiing career and announced his retirement once and for all.

[2] Grandi's wife is Canadian cross-country skier Sara Renner, who captured the silver medal in Turin 2006 Olympics in the team sprint with Beckie Scott.