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Travis Cabral
- Member of the 2006 U.S. Olympic team
- Won the 2003 World Cup moguls crown … youngest to ever win the title
- 2004 U.S. National champion in moguls and duel moguls
- Finished in the top-3 during the 2005 World Cup season, which followed his eight podiums in 2004 including three wins
- Ranked sixth at the end of the 2005 World Cup moguls standings
- "He's such a talent," said U.S. Head Coach Donnie St. Pierre to usskiteam.com. "He's a helluva weapon."
- Became the youngest U.S. moguls champion in history winning the title at age 16 in 1999
- Took home the 2000 Junior World Championship silver medal
- Spent the 2005 summer filming the movie “Shadow in the Trees” and wants to be a film director/producer – "In a way, this is tougher than [ski] training," he said to usskiteam.com, "because I'm having to deal with things I've never dealt with."
- Watched the moguls Olympic premier in Albertville and told his father he wanted to go to the Olympics and win gold
- Given a week of ski rentals for a gift … when he was at the resort he earned a few stern warnings to slow down from the ski patrol
- Grew up in a single parent home after losing his mother and sister at 16 months of age … father was an outdoors enthusiast taking Cabral snowmobiling in the backcountry and teaching him to ski
- Mantra: “If you don’t give 100 percent 100 percent of the time, your only guarantee is that you will fail”
- Enjoys riding his dirt bike, snowmobiling, gymnastics … favorite food is fettucini alfredo but if he’s cooking it’s instant oatmeal
Related Links
Photos: Freestyle filmmaker Official Web site: Travis Cabral
On dealing with injuries: “No major problems,” Cabral said to usskiteam.com about two knee injuries in 2004. “Just lots of pain!”
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Height: 5’ 8”
Born: 9/23/1983
Hometown: South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Resides: South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Sport: Freestyle Skiing
Event: Moguls
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