Travis Gerrits

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]

Travis Gerrits
Personal information
Born (1991-10-19) October 19, 1991
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
2013 VossAerials

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 Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup5th[4]
2007-08
1 top five
February 16, 2008 Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup3rd[4]
2008-09
2 top five
January 11, 2009 Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup3rd[4]
February 21, 2009 Canada Olympic Park, Canada Nor-Am Cup2nd[4]
2009-10
2 top five
December 21, 2010 Utah Olympic Park, USA Nor-Am Cup2nd[4]
March 2, 2010 Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup3rd[4]
2010-11
3 top five
December 18, 2010 Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup2nd[4]
December 19, 2010 Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup1st[4]
January 8, 2011 Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup3rd[4]
2011-12
1 top five
January 15, 2012 Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup3rd[4]
2012-13
4 top five's
January 12, 2013 Val Saint Come, Canada World Cup2nd[5]
February 1, 2013 Deer Valley, USA World Cup2nd[5]
February 23, 2013 Bukovel, Ukraine World Cup5th[5]
March 7, 2013 Voss-Myrkdalen, Norway World Championship2nd[6]
2013-14
2 top five's
December 15, 2013 Beida Lake, China World Cup4th[5]
December 22, 2013 Beijing, China World Cup1st[5]
2014-15
1 top five
February 21, 2015 Moscow, Russia World Cup4th[5]
2015-16
1 top five
February 5, 2016 Deer Valley, USA World Cup4th[5]

References
  1. "Travis Gerrits profile". Freestyle Skiing Canada. Retrieved February 7, 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  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. 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
  5. 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
  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


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