Travis Ganong

Travis Ganong (born July 14, 1988) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. Born and raised in Truckee, California, he competed for the U.S. at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi,[1] and placed fifth in the downhill at Rosa Khutor, 0.41 seconds behind the winner.[2]

Travis Ganong
Alpine skier
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G
ClubSquaw Valley Ski Club
Born (1988-07-14) July 14, 1988
Truckee, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
World Cup debutNovember 28, 2009 (age 21)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (2011–2019)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 – (2011–2021)
Wins2 – (2 DH)
Podiums4 – (4 DH)
Overall titles0 – (22nd in 2017)
Discipline titles0 – (9th in DH, 2014)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing the
 United States
World Championships
2015 Beaver CreekDownhill

Ganong gained his first World Cup victory on December 2014 in a downhill in Santa Caterina, Italy.[3] At his third World Championships in 2015 at Beaver Creek, Colorado, he won the silver medal in the downhill. Ganong injured his right knee (ACL) in late December 2017 at Bormio and missed the rest of the season, including the 2018 Olympics.[4]

Ganong has been in a relationship with Canadian alpine racer Marie-Michèle Gagnon since 2008.[5][6] The pair met through mutual friend Louis-Pierre Hélie.[7] In 2014, the couple moved to a new home in Lake Tahoe, California.[8][9]

World Cup results

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201021149——53——
201122115——4544—
20122388——6030—
20132457——4518—
20142523——199—
20152629——2711—
20162725——1911—
20172822——1512—
201829106——3155—
20193044——1620—
20203124——1213—
20213235——1123—
Standings through 30 December 2020

Race podiums
  • 2 wins – (2 DH)
  • 4 podiums – (4 DH); 36 top tens – (24 DH, 12 SG)
SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
20141 Mar 2014  Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill3rd
201528 Dec 2014 Santa Caterina, ItalyDownhill1st
201628 Nov 2015 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
201727 Jan 2017 Garmisch, GermanyDownhill1st

World Championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201122——1824—
201324———DNF—
201526——DNF2—
201728——1425—
201930——DNF26—

Olympic results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201425——235—
201829Injured, did not compete[4]

References
  1. Travis Ganong – United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics.
  2. "Travis Ganong leads U.S. in downhill". Lake Placid News. 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  3. "Maiden victory for Travis Ganong". Federation Internationale de Ski. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. "Travis Ganong out for season with torn knee ligament". Summit Daily. (Frisco, Colorado). January 1, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  5. Reguly, Eric (9 February 2014). "Canada's Gagnon draws inspiration from boyfriend's run ahead of alpine Olympic debut". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  6. "Das WM-Liebespaar: Gagnon und Ganong" [The World Championship lovers: Gagnon and Ganong]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  7. Bossé, Olivier (18 November 2017). "Marie-Michèle Gagnon: le feu de l'effort" [Marie-Michèle Gagnon: the fire of the effort]. Le Soleil (Quebec) (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  8. Gilbert, Manon (15 October 2014). "Le virage de Marie-Michèle Gagnon" [The turn of Marie-Michèle Gagnon]. Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  9. Drouin, Simon (31 March 2014). "Changement de cap pour Marie-Michèle Gagnon" [Change of course for Marie-Michèle Gagnon]. La Presse (Canadian newspaper) (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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