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 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 14, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Squaw Valley Ski Club | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | November 28, 2009 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2014, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 7 – (2011–2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 14 – (2010–2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (2 DH) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 6 – (5 DH, 1 SG) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (20th in 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (9th in DH, 2014) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2010 | 21 | 149 | — | — | 53 | — | — |
| 2011 | 22 | 115 | — | — | 45 | 44 | — |
| 2012 | 23 | 88 | — | — | 60 | 30 | — |
| 2013 | 24 | 57 | — | — | 45 | 18 | — |
| 2014 | 25 | 23 | — | — | 19 | 9 | — |
| 2015 | 26 | 29 | — | — | 27 | 11 | — |
| 2016 | 27 | 25 | — | — | 19 | 11 | — |
| 2017 | 28 | 22 | — | — | 15 | 12 | — |
| 2018 | 29 | 106 | — | — | 31 | 55 | — |
| 2019 | 30 | 44 | — | — | 16 | 20 | — |
| 2020 | 31 | 24 | — | — | 12 | 13 | — |
| 2021 | 32 | 40 | — | — | 16 | 18 | — |
| 2022 | 33 | 20 | — | — | 14 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 34 | 35 | — | — | 46 | 11 |
- Standings through 5 February 2023
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 Mar 2014 |  Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 3rd |
| 2015 | 28 Dec 2014 |  Santa Caterina, Italy | Downhill | 1st |
| 2016 | 28 Nov 2015 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
| 2017 | 27 Jan 2017 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Downhill | 1st |
| 2022 | 3 Dec 2021 |  Beaver Creek, USA | Super-G | 3rd |
| 2023 | 21 Jan 2023 |  Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 3rd |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22 | — | — | 18 | 24 | — |
| 2013 | 24 | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| 2015 | 26 | — | — | DNF | 2 | — |
| 2017 | 28 | — | — | 14 | 25 | — |
| 2019 | 30 | — | — | DNF | 26 | — |
| 2021 | 32 | — | — | 8 | 12 | — |
| 2023 | 34 | — | — | 30 | 28 | — |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 | — | — | 23 | 5 | — |
| 2018 | 29 | Injured, did not compete[4] | ||||
| 2022 | 33 | — | — | 12 | 20 | — |
References
- Travis Ganong – United States Archived 2014-07-19 at the Wayback Machine – Sochi 2014 Olympics.
- "Travis Ganong leads U.S. in downhill". Lake Placid News. 2014-02-09. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- "Maiden victory for Travis Ganong". Federation Internationale de Ski. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- "Travis Ganong out for season with torn knee ligament". Summit Daily. (Frisco, Colorado). January 1, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- 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.
- "Das WM-Liebespaar: Gagnon und Ganong" [The World Championship lovers: Gagnon and Ganong]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
External links
- Travis Ganong at FIS (alpine)
- Travis Ganong at Olympedia
- Travis Ganong at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Travis Ganong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- U.S. Ski Team – profile – Travis Ganong
- Atomic Skis – athletes – Travis Ganong
- Sochi 2014 Archived 2014-07-19 at the Wayback Machine – Travis Ganong
- Travis Ganong on Twitter