Six years after winning the world alpine title in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, the Mont-Tremblant skier repeated his golden exploit just a few days after narrowly avoiding serious injury on that same run. At the age of 35, he became the oldest gold medallist ever at the World Championships and wrote a new page in skiing history.

Guay is now one of the most accomplished skiers on the international scene. Along with his two world titles, the downhill and super-G athlete has 25 World Cup podium finishes in a career. In 2010, he won the super-G Crystal Globe, becoming the first Canadian alpine skier in 28 years to do so. Then, in December 2013, with his twenty first World Cup win, he became the most decorated Canadian skier in history.

Guay has had his share of bad luck, with knee and back injuries punctuating his long career. Through tenacity, courage and hard work, however, he was always able to get back up on his skis and surprise everyone, as he did in 2006 in Torino when he finished fourth in the super-G, one-tenth of a second shy of a bronze medal and just two weeks after suffering a knee injury. Erik decided to retire at the start of the 2018-2019 season, turning the page on an outstanding career.