17 Facts About Erik Guay

Erik Guay was born on August 5,1981 and is a Canadian former World Cup alpine ski racer.

Erik Guay finished in second twice in 2005 in the super-G and third once in downhill.

Erik Guay suffered an injury two weeks before the 2006 Winter Olympics, and withdrew from the downhill but finished in fourth place in the super-G, missing the podium by a tenth of a second.

Erik Guay won his first World Cup race the following season at Garmisch, Germany.

Erik Guay was the first Canadian to win a World Cup men's downhill race since 1994, and the first man ever from Quebec.

In 2009, Erik Guay achieved ten top-20 finishes in World Cup speed events but reached only one podium, a third.

Erik Guay became the first Canadian man to win a crystal globe for a discipline title since Steve Podborski in 1982.

Erik Guay struggled with knee issues during the 2011 season, forcing him to miss events at both Kitzbuhel and Wengen.

Erik Guay continued to find the podium during the 2014 season.

Erik Guay finished tenth in the downhill and missed a late gate in the super-G and was disqualified.

Erik Guay missed all of the 2015 season recovering from his sixth knee surgery.

At the 2017 World Championships in St Moritz, Erik Guay won the super-G event.

At 35, Erik Guay became the oldest World Champion ever, replacing incumbent super-G champion Hannes Reichelt.

Erik Guay was unable to participate in the alpine skiing events at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang because of a back injury.

Hours before Erik Guay was supposed to compete at Lake Louise in November 2018, he decided to retire from the sport after his teammate Manuel Osborne-Paradis suffered a violent crash.

Erik Guay had already planned to retire after the end of the season but hastened his departure after hearing that Osborne-Paradis had needed an emergency airlift.

Since 2009, Erik Guay has been part of the Tremblant athletes ambassadors program.