He was born and raised in Truckee, California, and represented the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where he finished fifth in the downhill at Rosa Khutor, 0.41 second behind the champion.
Ganong won his first World Cup race on a downhill in Santa Caterina, Italy, in December 2014. In 2015, he earned silver in the downhill at his third World Championships in Beaver Creek, Colorado.
Ganong tore his ACL in his right knee in late December 2017 at Bormio, missing the rest of the season and the 2018 Olympics.
Since the 1960 Winter Olympics, the club has produced more U.S. Ski Team skiers than any other club in the country, thanks to a strong Olympic history of coaches and athletes.
Who Are Travis Ganong Parents?
Travis’ parents, Rick and Jan Ganong didn’t have World Cup ambitions for their son, but his athleticism and passion were evident early on.
Travis was shredding the slopes with his brothers at an age when most youngsters were starting to run. Ganong joined the Palisades Tahoe Mighty Mites squad when he was four years old.
He joined the resort’s ski team when he was nine years old. Rick Ganong recalls his realization that his kid was destined for greatness. They were on a ski trip with Travis’ uncle when everything happened.
Travis made a clean run down Mammoth Ski Resort’s double-black Avalanche Chutes when he was just ten years old. Ganong’s improvement continued, and in his senior year of high school, he joined the United States Ski Team.
For the past 17 years, he has been a part of the team. He credits the Palisades Ski Club for much of his success.
Travis Ganong Wife: Is He Married?
Travis Gong is not a married man and does not have a wife yet. However, the Olympian is in a love relationship along with his girlfriend.
Travis has the opportunity to share his professional skiing career with his girlfriend, Marie-Michele Gagnon, a member of the Canadian Ski Team.
Ganong lives in Tahoe City with fiancée Marie-Michele Gagnon, a member of the Canadian Ski Team, when he isn’t traveling for training and tours for eight months of the year.
He’s also a World Cup alpine skier from Quebec. The mountain-loving pair met 15 years ago at the Nakiska Ski Resort in Alberta, where they were competing in a lower-level event.
Ganong proposed to her on the summit of a gorgeous mountain in Zermatt, Switzerland, on September 14 of this year. The wedding date has yet to be decided by the pair.
Both will compete in the World Cup series this year, which begins on October 24 in Soelden, Austria, and concludes on March 20 in Courchevel, France.
Travis Ganong Net Worth Explored
Travis Ganong’s exact net worth has yet to be revealed. However, the Olympian’s estimated net worth is to be around $500,000 to $1 Million as of 2022.
With a third-place World Cup super-G result two months ago, Travis Ganong became the first American male alpine skier to mathematically earn an Olympic spot.
Ganong placed 19th in the super-G on Thursday in Wengen, Switzerland, which was won by the world’s best male skier this season, 24-year-old Swiss Marco Odermatt.
It was the final super-G of the Olympic qualification campaign, which finishes after the events this weekend.
Because Ganong is the only American on the World Cup super-G podium this season, he will be named to the Olympic squad, which will be revealed next week.