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,Travis Ganong – United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics. 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, Italy. 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
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 Lake Tahoe, California. They announced their engagement in September 2021. They married on July 20, 2024.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 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 — 20172822 ——1512— 201829106 ——3155— 20193044 ——1620— 20203124 ——1213— 202132 40 — — 16 18 rowspan=3 20223320 — —1411 20233435 — —4611
Race podiums 2 wins – (2 DH) 6 podiums – (5 DH, 1 SG); 46 top tens – (32 DH, 14 SG) SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace2014 March 1, 2014 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 3rd2015 December 28, 2014 Santa Caterina, Italy Downhill 1st2016 November 28, 2015 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 3rd2017 January 27, 2017 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Downhill 1st2022 December 3, 2021 Beaver Creek, USA Super-G 3rd2023 January 21, 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 2022 33 — — 12 20 —
References
External links
Travis Ganong at Atomic Skis (archived January 18, 2022)