Alpine Skiing - Men's Downhill - 2014 Winter Olympics

 Matthias Mayer

Gold Medal

Austria

Matthias Mayer (born 9 June 1990) is a Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer.

Born in St. Veit,[2] Mayer made his World Cup debut in Sestriere in February 2009 and his best discipline is Super G. After several top ten finishes, his first World Cup podium came at Kitzbühel in a Super G in January 2013.

He is the son of former alpine ski racer and Olympic silver medalist Helmut Mayer.

Without a World Cup win, Mayer's first victory came in the downhill at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Joining him on the podium at Rosa Khutor were Christof Innerhofer of Italy and Kjetil Jansrud of Norway.

Travis Ganong

5th Place

U.S.A.

Name: Travis Ganong

Sport: Alpine Skiing

Discipline: Downhill, Super G

Height: 5’11”

Current Residence: Lake Tahoe, Calif.

College: Westminster College

Olympic Experience:

2014 Olympic Winter Games, 5th in men's downhill

Career Highlights:

2013, U.S. super G champion

2012, World Cup at Bormio, Italy, downhill seventh place

2011, World Championships downhill 24th place

2011, World Championships super G 18th place

2010, U.S. downhill champion

2010, U.S. super G champion 

Fun Facts: Enjoys rap, hip-hop and reggae music ... Has been featured in a Warren Miller film ... Sister, Megan, was a competitive skier