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  • A U.S. Ski Team Jacket, POC Helmet and Signed Poster from Olympic Skier, Travis Ganong
  • A U.S. Ski Team Jacket, POC Helmet and Signed Poster from Olympic Skier, Travis Ganong
  • A U.S. Ski Team Jacket, POC Helmet and Signed Poster from Olympic Skier, Travis Ganong
  • A U.S. Ski Team Jacket, POC Helmet and Signed Poster from Olympic Skier, Travis Ganong
  • A U.S. Ski Team Jacket, POC Helmet and Signed Poster from Olympic Skier, Travis Ganong

A U.S. Ski Team Jacket, POC Helmet and Signed Poster from Olympic Skier, Travis Ganong

Item Number
126
Estimated Value
Priceless
Sold
176 USD to mha8cc488
Number of Bids
8  -  Bid History

Item Description

Own a piece of Olympic history with Travis Ganong's U.S. Ski Team Jacket and signed poster. World-class skier, 5th in Sochi Olympics,  and Squaw Valley local....

 
The Jacket:  Size Large,  has Ganong's name written in it, and is only slightly used, excellent condition
 
The Helmet:  POC Helmet size Medium, fits snug and is in new condition.  May have never been used.  This helmet currently retails for $299.00   You can get all the specific details at POC Sports
http://www.pocsports.com/en/product/1202/skull-comp-2-0

Travis Ganong knows how to pick a line down a racecourse and in the backcountry, but it was the line set by his older sisters, Megan and Ali, that helped reel him into ski racing. He launched his World Cup career in 2010 and has quickly become a leading member of the future downhill greats club.

Teammate Steven Nyman called it in Dec. 2012 when he told Ganong "you're next" after Nyman won the famed Saslong downhill (for the second time) in Val Gardena, Italy. Ganong believed in Steven by warming up for the Olympics with downhill seventh and super G sixth in Kitzbuehel, a personal best World Cup weekend. He then trumped his own deck in Sochi by notching fifth in the Olympic downhill to lead the U.S. Ski Team, which included heavy favorite Bode Miller.

The taste was sweet, but Ganong wanted top three and knew he had the ability to make it happen. So he did. Just one week after the Olympics, the young man from Squaw Valley finished third in a World Cup super G in Kvitfjell, Norway to cap his best ever World Cup season and safely stake his claim as one of the next great American downhillers.

TRAVIS SAYS
I had no idea what I would feel like kicking out of the starting gate in Sochi. I just let myself relax and let my skiing take over. I had a lot of fun and it worked out. My run was awesome. I did basically what I wanted to do. I pushed hard. I pushed huge off the jumps and had a smile on my face when I finished.

I've been methodically building my career over the last four or five years in the World Cup and getting better and better each year and lowering my ranking and gaining more confidence. Now I'm at a point where I know my skiing's good and I can be relaxed. That's a really fun place to be because then you're just having fun every race.

The World Cup podium was a really big step in my career. I always told myself I'd get to this point. It was just a matter of time. I've had enough time now racing all these hills and I'm comfortable. I'm also stronger than I was last year and I'm more fit.