detail-1 Ted Ligety

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Ted Ligety

Birthday:
1984-09-02
Gender:
male
Nationality:
United States
Residence:
Park City
FIS:
Ted Ligety at FIS
Website:
http://www.tedligety.com/

Biography

In a class of his own in Giant Slalom "Mr Giant Slalom" - a name closely associated with Ted Ligety. With his unique successes, the American athlete has long since secured a place for himself in alpine skiing history. Ted Ligety has won two Olympic Gold medals and five World Championship Gold medals. At the 2013 World Championships in Schladming, he stood on top of the podium three times, winning Giant Slalom, Super-G and the Combined event. This was an outstanding performance that no athlete had achieved in the previous 45 years. He won the Giant Slalom World Cup five times, 24 of his 25 solo World Cup victories were in this discipline. In 2012 he won the Giant Slalom in Sölden with a record lead of 2.75 seconds. Ted Ligety is not only successful on skis, but also in his business. He owns the Shred brand, which sells helmets, ski goggles, sunglasses and gloves, among other things. Away from skiing he enjoys mountain biking, water skiing and tennis. And he loves to cook, too.

Career Highlights

Olympic Winter Games

2014
Year City
Sochi 1str Giant Slalom
2006
Year City
Sestriere 1st Combined

World Championships

2015
Year City
Vail / Beaver Creek 1st Giant Slalom
Vail / Beaver Creek 3rd Alpine combined
2013
Year City
Schladming 1st Giant Slalom
Schladming 1st Super G
2011
Year City
Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1st Giant Slalom
2009
Year City
Val d'Isère 3rd Giant Slalom

World Cup

2018
Year City
Garmisch-Partenkirchen 3rd Giant Slalom
2015
Year City
Beaver Creek 2nd Super G
Soelden 1st Giant Slalom
2014
Year City
Alta Badia 2nd Giant Slalom
Are 2nd Giant Slalom
Beaver Creek 1st Giant Slalom
Lenzerheide 1st Giant Slalom
Lenzerheide 2nd Downhill
Kranjska Gora 1st Giant Slalom
St. Moritz 1st Giant Slalom
Kitzbuehel 2nd Super combined
Wengen 1st Super combined
2013
Year City
Alta Badia 3rd Giant Slalom
Beaver Creek 1st Giant Slalom
Soelden 1st Giant Slalom
Lenzerheide 1st Giant Slalom
Kranjska Gora 1st Giant Slalom
Garmisch-Partenkirchen 3rd Giant Slalom
Adelboden 1st Giant Slalom
2012
Year City
Alta Badia 1st Giant Slalom
Val d'Isère 3rd Giant Slalom
Beaver Creek 1st Giant Slalom
Soelden 1st Giant Slalom
Kranjska Gora 1st Giant Slalom
2011
Year City
Beaver Creek 1st Giant Slalom
Beaver Creek 2nd Giant Slalom
Soelden 1st Giant Slalom
Kranjska Gora 3rd Giant Slalom
2010
Year City
Alta Badia 1st Giant SlalOM
Val d'Isère 1st Giant Slalom
Beaver Creek 1st Giant Slalom
Garmisch Partenkirchen 3rd Giant Slalom
Kranjska Gora 3rd Giant Slalom
Kranjska Gora 1st Giant Slalom
2009
Year City
Val d'Isère 2nd Super G
Soelden 2nd Giant Slalom
Are 2nd Giant Slalom
Kranjska Gora 1st Giant Slalom
2008
Year City
Beaver Creek 2nd Giant Slalom
Soelden 3rd Giant Slalom
Bormio 1st Giant Slalom
Kranjska Gora 1st Giant Slalom
Wengen 3rd Slalom
2007
Year City
LA Villa - Alta Badia 3rd Slalom
Bad Kleinkirchheim 3rd Giant Slalom
Soelden 2nd Giant Slalom
2006
Year City
Alta Badia 2nd Slalom
Beaver Creek 3rd Giant Slalom
Yongpyong 1st Giant Slalom
Adelboden 2nd Slalom

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