Travis Gerrits

Skiing

Canada

Bipolar I disorderSelf-disclosed [2]

Travis Gerrits is a Canadian former freestyle skier who competed in aerials, won silver at the 2013 FIS World Championships and represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing seventh. [1]

Last updated September 15, 2026

Career and work

After a knee injury ended his 2011–12 season, Gerrits returned to competition in 2013 and won two World Cup silver medals before taking silver at the FIS World Championships. [1]

He made his Olympic debut at Sochi 2014, where he finished seventh in men’s aerials. [1]

What has been publicly discussed

“For me, bringing it to the forefront has helped not only other people, but myself accept the diagnosis.”
— Travis Gerrits [3]

The following sources contain information that supports the claims made in this profile.

Team Canada / Canadian Olympic Committee“Travis Gerrits”
Official athlete biography documenting his injury comeback, World Cup medals, 2013 World Championship silver and seventh-place finish at Sochi 2014.
Team Canada“Travis Gerrits soars over the stigma of mental health”
Documents his Bipolar I disorder diagnosis, depressive periods, manic and depressive episodes, effects on training, and use of psychologists, medication and therapy.
Freestyle Ontario“Travis Gerrits Shares his Olympic Story and Living with Bipolar Disorder”
Interview covering his public disclosure, acceptance of his diagnosis and motivation to encourage others to seek help.

Recommended books and other resources about Travis Gerrits and lived experience.

Glory Media“Olympian Travis Gerrits on challenging the stigma of mental health in sports”
Interview focused on mental-health stigma in elite sport and Gerrits’s experience of discussing bipolar disorder publicly.

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