Ganong leads Americans into Beaver Creek

By Chris Freud

BEAVER CREEK — Hot on the heels of a successful weekend at the Lake Louise, Alberta, World Cup, Travis Ganong has made himself the American to watch at this weekend’s Birds of Prey.The 27-year-old Squaw Valley, California, native said he is feeling confident after taking third in the downhill at Lake Louise and barely off the podium (tied for fourth) for the super-G, and is looking forward to unleashing at Beaver Creek. Birds of Prey is his kind of course, he says, and it has historically treated him well — he took silver on the downhill course here during the …

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