Travis Ganong
American alpine skier (born 1988)
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Travis Scott 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][3]
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| Full name | Travis Scott Ganong | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 14, 1988 Truckee, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| 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 in December 2014 in a downhill in Santa Caterina, Italy.[4] 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.[5]
Ganong has been in a relationship with Canadian alpine racer Marie-Michèle Gagnon since 2008.[6][7] The pair met through mutual friend Louis-Pierre Hélie.[8] In 2014, the couple moved to a new home in Lake Tahoe, California.[9][10] They announced their engagement in September 2021. They married on July 20, 2024.
World Cup results
Season standings
- Standings through February 5, 2023
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2014 | March 1, 2014 |  Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 3rd |
| 2015 | December 28, 2014 |  Santa Caterina, Italy | Downhill | 1st |
| 2016 | November 28, 2015 |  Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
| 2017 | January 27, 2017 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Downhill | 1st |
| 2022 | December 3, 2021 |  Beaver Creek, USA | Super-G | 3rd |
| 2023 | January 21, 2023 |  Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 3rd |
