By Geoff Mintz | 2015-02-13T19:36:13-07:00 February 13th, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Alexis Pinturault, Audi, Austria, Beaver Creek, bronze, FIS, France, giant slalom, gold, GS, History, interview, Marcel Hirscher, Olympic, Olympics, photo, race, racing, reaction, silver, ski, skiing, Sochi, team, Ted Ligety, U.S., U.S. Ski Team, Vail, video, World Championships | Comments Off on Ligety makes history in gold medal defense on home soil