Travis Gerrits

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Travis Gerrits
Personal information
Born (1991-10-19) October 19, 1991 (age 34)
Milton, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sport
CountryFile:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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 former Canadian freestyle skier.[1] Gerrits was the silver medalist from the 2013 FIS World Championships and was named the FIS Rookie of the Year in 2011.

Early life

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Gerrits attended W.I. Dick Public Middle School and Milton District High School, both located in the Town of Milton.[2][3] He described missing half his classes in his school years due to his training and competitions.[2][3]

With an initial background in gymnastics and trampoline, the latter which Gerrits had competed at the provincial level,[3] he had begun skiing at the age of 6.[3][4] When he was 10, he competed at provincial skiing championships, where he had gained mentorship and support from fellow skier Nicolas Fontaine.[2][5] Gerrits had spent his initial ski training sessions abroad in Lake Placid, New York, before the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association built a Quebec facility in 2004.[3]

Career

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By the time when Gerrits was 15, he had gained a position on the Canadian National Development Team for aerials.[5][6] He was invited to the 2010 Winter Olympics as a forerunner for the men's aerials.[4][6] He was named the international rookie of the year following the 2010 season.[4]

Gerrits spent the end of his 2011–2012 season recovering from a MCL tear.[4][6]

During the 2012–13 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup season, Gerrits won two silver medals.[7][8]

Gerrits' next breakthrough came when he won silver at the 2013 World Championships in Norway,[9] which meant his qualification for the 2014 Winter 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."[10]

At the end of 2013, Gerrits won the World Cup aerials in Beijing, China.[11][12][13]

In the 2014 Winter Olympics, Gerrits had come in 7th place for the Olympic men's aerials final.[14]

Gerrits withdrew from the 2018 Winter Olympics qualifying to enter rehabilition for sustained inquires.[15]

According to a 2019 interview, Gerrits had retired from his skiing career after 14 years on the Canadian national team.[16]

Personal life

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In 2017, Gerrits opened up about his experience living as an athlete with bipolar I disorder.[17] Diagnosed in 2014, he commented on his treatment management, and how his career results "came in spurts and peaks" due to his illness.[18]

In 2020, Gerrits was inducted into the Milton Sports Hall of Fame.[19]

Results

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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[20]
2007-08
1 top five
February 16, 2008 Canada Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup 3rd[20]
2008-09
2 top five
January 11, 2009 Canada Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup 3rd[20]
February 21, 2009 Canada Canada Olympic Park, Canada Nor-Am Cup 2nd[20]
2009-10
2 top five
December 21, 2010 United States Utah Olympic Park, USA Nor-Am Cup 2nd[20]
March 2, 2010 Canada Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup 3rd[20]
2010-11
3 top five
December 18, 2010 Canada Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup 2nd[20]
December 19, 2010 Canada Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup 1st[20]
January 8, 2011 Canada Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup 3rd[20]
2011-12
1 top five
January 15, 2012 Canada Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup 3rd[20]
2012-13
4 top five's
January 12, 2013 Canada Val Saint Come, Canada World Cup 2nd[21]
February 1, 2013 United States Deer Valley, USA World Cup 2nd[21]
February 23, 2013 Ukraine Bukovel, Ukraine World Cup 5th[21]
March 7, 2013 Norway Voss-Myrkdalen, Norway World Championship 2nd[22]
2013-14
2 top five's
December 15, 2013 China Beida Lake, China World Cup 4th[21]
December 22, 2013 China Beijing, China World Cup 1st[21]
2014-15
1 top five
February 21, 2015 Russia Moscow, Russia World Cup 4th[21]
2015-16
1 top five
February 5, 2016 United States Deer Valley, USA World Cup 4th[21]

References

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