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
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Sochi | 1str Giant Slalom |
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Sestriere | 1st Combined |
World Championships
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Vail / Beaver Creek | 1st Giant Slalom |
| Vail / Beaver Creek | 3rd Alpine combined |
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Schladming | 1st Giant Slalom |
| Schladming | 1st Super G |
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 1st Giant Slalom |
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Val d'Isère | 3rd Giant Slalom |
World Cup
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 3rd Giant Slalom |
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | 2nd Super G |
| Soelden | 1st Giant Slalom |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | 1st Giant Slalom |
| Beaver Creek | 2nd Giant Slalom |
| Soelden | 1st Giant Slalom |
| Kranjska Gora | 3rd Giant Slalom |
| 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 |
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Val d'Isère | 2nd Super G |
| Soelden | 2nd Giant Slalom |
| Are | 2nd Giant Slalom |
| Kranjska Gora | 1st Giant Slalom |
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | 2nd Giant Slalom |
| Soelden | 3rd Giant Slalom |
| Bormio | 1st Giant Slalom |
| Kranjska Gora | 1st Giant Slalom |
| Wengen | 3rd Slalom |
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| LA Villa - Alta Badia | 3rd Slalom |
| Bad Kleinkirchheim | 3rd Giant Slalom |
| Soelden | 2nd Giant Slalom |
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| Alta Badia | 2nd Slalom |
| Beaver Creek | 3rd Giant Slalom |
| Yongpyong | 1st Giant Slalom |
| Adelboden | 2nd Slalom |