Name: Ted Ligety
Sport: Alpine Skiing
Discipline: Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super G, Combined, Super Combined
Height: 5’11”
Current Residence: Park City, Utah
Olympic Experience:
- 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 5th in men's combined, 9th in men's giant slalom, 19th in men's super G, did not finish in men's slalom
- 2006 Olympic Winter Games, gold medal in men's combined, disqualified in men's slalom, did not finish in men's giant slalom
Career Highlights:
- 37 career World Cup podiums (including 17 giant slalom wins)
- Four-time overall World Cup giant slalom champion (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013)
- Three-time U.S. slalom champion (2005, 2006, 2013)
- Three-time U.S. combined champion (2005-2007)
- 2013, World Cup overall third place
- 2013, World Championships giant slalom gold medalist
- 2013, World Championships super combined gold medalist
- 2013, World Championships super G gold medalist
- 2011, World Championships giant slalom gold medalist
- 2009, World Championships giant slalom bronze medalist
- 2007, U.S. giant slalom champion
Fun Facts: Enjoys tennis, formula one racing, water skiing, and playing badminton ... Created the company Shred which sells skiing equipment ... Opened 2012-13 season with a 2.75-second margin of victory in giant slalom, marking the largest in a World Cup event in 34 years ... First skier to earn three gold medals in single World Championships since Jean Claude Killy in 1968
Learn more:
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association