| Sport: | Alpine Skiing |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | August 5, 1981 |
| Birthplace: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Hometown: | Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence: | Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada |
| Ht: / Wt: | 5'10" / 185 lbs |
| Olympics: | 2006 |
One of the "Canadian Cowboys" that make up the Canadian speed team,
Erik Guay hails from the eastern province of Quebec ... missed an
Olympic medal in the super-G at the 2006 Torino Games by a tenth of a
second ... has a one-year-old daughter with fiancee Karen Sherris, a
Canadian model.
| Date | Event | Rank | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Feb 10 - 10:30a | Downhill (Training Run 1) | |||
| Thu, Feb 11 - 9:30a | Downhill (Training Run 2) | 3 | 1:34.68 | |
| Fri, Feb 12 - 1:30p | Downhill (Training Run 3) | |||
| Mon, Feb 15 - 10:30a | Downhill | 5 | 1:54.64 | |
| Tue, Feb 23 - 9:30a | Giant Slalom, Run 1 of 2 | 29 | 1:19.38 | |
| Tue, Feb 23 - 1:00p | Giant Slalom, Run 2 of 2 | 16 | 2:39.63 | |
| Fri, Feb 19 - 11:30a | Super-G | 5 | 1:30.68 |
As the pilot for the USA-1 bobsled, I broke a 62-year gold medal drought when my sled, the 'Night Train" won the Olympic title at the 2010 Vancouver Games. A degenerative eye condition nearly caused me to quit my sport in 2008, but corrective surgery restored my vision to 20-20.
