Travis Gerrits


Travis Gerrits 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

Career

During the 2012–13 season he managed two silver medal positions.
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 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."

Results

Top Five Finishes
SeasonDateLocationResult
2006-07
1 top five
January 28, 2007 Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup5th
2007-08
1 top five
February 16, 2008 Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup3rd
2008-09
2 top five
January 11, 2009 Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup3rd
2008-09
2 top five
February 21, 2009 Canada Olympic Park, Canada Nor-Am Cup2nd
2009-10
2 top five
December 21, 2010 Utah Olympic Park, USA Nor-Am Cup2nd
2009-10
2 top five
March 2, 2010 Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup3rd
2010-11
3 top five
December 18, 2010 Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup2nd
2010-11
3 top five
December 19, 2010 Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup1st
2010-11
3 top five
January 8, 2011 Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup3rd
2011-12
1 top five
January 15, 2012 Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup3rd
2012-13
4 top five's
January 12, 2013 Val Saint Come, Canada World Cup2nd
2012-13
4 top five's
February 1, 2013 Deer Valley, USA World Cup2nd
2012-13
4 top five's
February 23, 2013 Bukovel, Ukraine World Cup5th
2012-13
4 top five's
March 7, 2013 Voss-Myrkdalen, Norway World Championship2nd
2013-14
2 top five's
December 15, 2013 Beida Lake, China World Cup4th
2013-14
2 top five's
December 22, 2013 Beijing, China World Cup1st
2014-15
1 top five
February 21, 2015 Moscow, Russia World Cup4th
2015-16
1 top five
February 5, 2016 Deer Valley, USA World Cup4th