Travis Gerrits

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Travis Gerrits
Personal information
Born (1991-10-19) October 19, 1991 (age 30)
Milton, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sport
Country Canada
SportFreestyle skiing
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Voss Aerials

Travis Gerrits (born October 19, 1991 in Milton, Ontario) is a Canadian freestyle skier. Gerrits is the reigning silver medalist from the 2013 FIS World Championships. He first emerged as a competitor of notoriety when he was named the FIS Rookie of the Year in 2011. He went to both W.I.Dick Middle School and Milton District High School, both located in the heart of Milton(R.T.) [1]

Career[]

During the 2012–13 season he managed two silver medal positions.[2]

His next big breakthrough came with Jon when he won silver at the 2013 World Championships, this medal meant that Gerrits would qualify for the 2014 Olympics as a representative for Canada. After he commented on his success saying "To me, second place is a victory in my eyes (because) I qualified for the Olympics. To be honest, I couldn't be happier. I did everything I wanted to do today and this whole season. It's awesome."[3]

Results[]

Top Five Finishes

  • Nor-Am Cup: 8
  • World Cup: 7
  • World Championships: 1
Season Date Location Result
2006-07
1 top five
January 28, 2007 Canada Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup 5th[4]
2007-08
1 top five
February 16, 2008 Canada Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup 3rd[4]
2008-09
2 top five
January 11, 2009 Canada Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup 3rd[4]
February 21, 2009 Canada Canada Olympic Park, Canada Nor-Am Cup 2nd[4]
2009-10
2 top five
December 21, 2010 United States Utah Olympic Park, USA Nor-Am Cup 2nd[4]
March 2, 2010 Canada Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup 3rd[4]
2010-11
3 top five
December 18, 2010 Canada Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup 2nd[4]
December 19, 2010 Canada Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup 1st[4]
January 8, 2011 Canada Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup 3rd[4]
2011-12
1 top five
January 15, 2012 Canada Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup 3rd[4]
2012-13
4 top five's
January 12, 2013 Canada Val Saint Come, Canada World Cup 2nd[5]
February 1, 2013 United States Deer Valley, USA World Cup 2nd[5]
February 23, 2013 Ukraine Bukovel, Ukraine World Cup 5th[5]
March 7, 2013 Norway , Norway World Championship 2nd[6]
2013-14
2 top five's
December 15, 2013 China Beida Lake, China World Cup 4th[5]
December 22, 2013 China Beijing, China World Cup 1st[5]
2014-15
1 top five
February 21, 2015 Russia Moscow, Russia World Cup 4th[5]
2015-16
1 top five
February 5, 2016 United States Deer Valley, USA World Cup 4th[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Travis Gerrits profile". Freestyle Skiing Canada. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "Canada's Travis Gerrits wins World Cup freestyle aerials silver". CBC Sports. February 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Canada's Travis Gerrits wins silver at freestyle aerials world championships". CBC Sports. March 7, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=FS&competitorid=124554&type=result&category=NAC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=&Submit=Search[dead link]
  5. ^ a b c d e f g http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=FS&competitorid=124554&type=result&category=WC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=&Submit=Search[dead link]
  6. ^ http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=FS&competitorid=124554&type=result&category=WSC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=&Submit=Search[dead link]

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