Travis Ganong (born July 14, 1988) is an American

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alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of

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and

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. Born and raised in

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, he competed for the U.S. at the

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, and placed fifth in the

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, 0.41 seconds behind the winner. Ganong gained his first World Cup victory on December

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in a downhill in Santa Caterina,

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. At his third

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at Beaver Creek,

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, he won the silver medal in the

. Ganong injured his right knee ( ACL) in late December

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and missed the rest of the season, including the Ganong has been in a relationship with Canadian alpine racer

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since 2008. The pair met through mutual friend Louis-Pierre Hélie. In 2014, the couple moved to a new home in

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World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 wins – (2 DH) * 5 podiums – (4 DH, 1 SG); 43 top tens – (29 DH, 14 SG)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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U.S. Ski Team
– profile – Travis Ganong
Atomic Skis
– athletes – Travis Ganong
Sochi 2014
– Travis Ganong * 1988 births American male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of the United States People from Truckee, California Living people People from Olympic Valley, California {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub