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

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alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of downhill 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 downhill at Rosa Khutor, 0.41 seconds behind the winner. Ganong gained his first World Cup victory in December 2014 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 downhill. Ganong injured his right knee ( ACL) in late December 2017 at

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and missed the rest of the season, including the Ganong has been in a relationship with Canadian alpine racer Marie-Michèle Gagnon 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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. They announced their engagement in September 2021. They married on July 20, 2024.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 wins – (2 DH) * 6 podiums – (5 DH, 1 SG); 46 top tens – (32 DH, 14 SG)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Travis Ganong
at Atomic Skis (archived January 18, 2022) * * * * 1988 births American male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for the United States People from Truckee, California Sportspeople from Nevada County, California Living people Sportspeople from Olympic Valley, California 21st-century American sportsmen Long stubs with short prose {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub