Travis Gerrits

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]

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]

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]

Top Five Finishes

• Nor-Am Cup: 8
• World Cup: 7
• World Championships: 1

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Season	Date	Location	Result
2006-07 1 top five	January 28, 2007	Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup	5th[20]
2007-08 1 top five	February 16, 2008	Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup	3rd[20]
2008-09 2 top five	January 11, 2009	Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup	3rd[20]
	February 21, 2009	Canada Olympic Park, Canada Nor-Am Cup	2nd[20]
2009-10 2 top five	December 21, 2010	Utah Olympic Park, USA Nor-Am Cup	2nd[20]
	March 2, 2010	Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup	3rd[20]
2010-11 3 top five	December 18, 2010	Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup	2nd[20]
	December 19, 2010	Apex, Canada Nor-Am Cup	1st[20]
	January 8, 2011	Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup	3rd[20]
2011-12 1 top five	January 15, 2012	Mont Gabriel, Canada Nor-Am Cup	3rd[20]
2012-13 4 top five's	January 12, 2013	Val Saint Come, Canada World Cup	2nd[21]
	February 1, 2013	Deer Valley, USA World Cup	2nd[21]
	February 23, 2013	Bukovel, Ukraine World Cup	5th[21]
	March 7, 2013	Voss-Myrkdalen, Norway World Championship	2nd[22]
2013-14 2 top five's	December 15, 2013	Beida Lake, China World Cup	4th[21]
	December 22, 2013	Beijing, China World Cup	1st[21]
2014-15 1 top five	February 21, 2015	Moscow, Russia World Cup	4th[21]
2015-16 1 top five	February 5, 2016	Deer Valley, USA World Cup	4th[21]

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