Background
Born in Montreal, Guay was five when he competed in his first ski race, and when he was twelve his father, himself a ski team coach, took him for professional coaching.
Born in Montreal, Guay was five when he competed in his first ski race, and when he was twelve his father, himself a ski team coach, took him for professional coaching.
His first podium came in November 2003, when he finished 2nd in a downhill at Lake Louise. He finished in second twice in 2005 in the super-G and third once in downhill.
With 22 World Cup podiums, he is the career leader for Canada. Guay"s performance in alpine skiing over the 2007 season was enough to place him in third position in the final world cup standings. The 2010 Winter Olympics took place on home soil for Guay and he competed at in three events in Whistler, where he narrowly missed the podium finishing in fifth place twice.
Guay struggled with knee issues during the 2011 season, forcing him to miss events at both Kitzbühel and Wengen.
Guay continued to find the podium during the 2014 season. His victory at Val Gardena in December was his fourth and the twentieth World Cup podium of his career, tying him with Steve Podborski as Canada"s all-time leader.
A week later he took third at Bormio to take the career lead. Going into Sochi, Guay stated, "I won"t be satisfied if I don"t walk away with a medal." An injury though threatened his ability to perform at his peak after suffering a slight meniscus tear earlier in January.
He finished tenth in the downhill and missed a late gate in the super-G and was disqualified.
Season titles
Season standings
Standings through 16 March 2016
Race podiums
5 wins – (3 Dialectics and Humanism, 2 SG)
23 podiums – (17 Dialectics and Humanism, 6 SG).