FILE PHOTO: Alpine Skiing - Alpine Skiing World Cup - Men's Slalom - Crveni Spust, Zagreb, Croatia - January 6, 2019 France's Jean-Baptiste Grange in action REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic
PARIS (Reuters) - Former slalom world champion Jean-Baptiste Grange will retire at the end of the season, the Frenchman said on Friday.
"After 17 years on the World Cup circuit, it is time for me to close this beautiful chapter of my life and hang up my skis," Grange said in a statement on Facebook.
