Ted Ligety Archives

Shiffrin gains GS confidence with national championship title

Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon finishes second and Julia Mancuso third at Squaw Valley.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-04-05T21:44:09-06:00 March 20th, 2014 | Tags: California, Canadian, Championships, Foreste Peterson, giant slalom, GS, Isabella Wright, Julia Mancuso, Marie-Michele Gagnon, Mikaela Shiffrin, national, Olympics, Paula Moltzan, race, Red Dog, ski, skiing, SL, slalom, Squaw Valley, Tamara McKinney, Ted Ligety, Travis Ganong, U.S., US, USSA TEAM Academy, win | Comments Off

Jitloff lays down smoking race at nationals tune-up

A boisterous crowd greeted finishers at the base of Squaw Valley in advance of the U.S. National Championships.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-04-05T21:52:11-06:00 March 20th, 2014 | Tags: champion, Championship, Exhibition, FIS, giant slalom, Global Racing, GMVS, GS, Jack Schibli, Julia Mancuso, Kipling Weisel, Mark Engel, Mikaela Shiffrin, nationals, NCAA, Nevada, Olympics, podium, race, Red Dog, Reno, results, Ryan Cochran-Siegle, ski, skiing, Squaw Valley, Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, Ted Ligety, Tim Jitloff, Truckee, U.S., University of Utah, US, World Cup | Comments Off

Hirscher gets back at Neureuther to take slalom globe

Controversial first run set by Hirscher's coach called "irresponsible" by Bode Miller.

By Hank McKee | 2014-04-07T21:01:37-06:00 March 16th, 2014 | Tags: Bode Miller, crystal, David Chodounsky, disrespectful, fair, Felix Neureuther, finals, gallery, giant slalom, globe, GS, Hermann Maier, irresponsible, Lenzerheide, Marcel Hirscher, Mario Matt, Michael Pircher, photo, race, ranking, records, results, revenge, season, ski, skiing, SL, slalom, standings, statistics, stats, Switzerland, Ted Ligety, title, World Cup | Comments Off

Ligety grabs fifth GS globe by skin of his teeth

Just a hundredth of a second prevented Austrian Marcel Hirscher from taking the season title in giant slalom.

By Hank McKee | 2014-04-12T11:55:52-06:00 March 15th, 2014 | Tags: Alexis Pinturault, beers, crystal globe, Felix Neureuther, finals, gallery, giant slalom, GS, Lenzerheide, Marcel Hirscher, owe, photo, race, rankings, Shred, ski, skiing, standings, statistics, Switzerland, team, Ted Ligety, trophy, U.S., US, World Cup | Comments Off

Mario Matt holds on for gold, as Ligety blasts course

Austria's Marcel Hirscher takes silver, and Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway gets bronze; second run course results in 'a battle of attrition.'

By Tim Etchells | 2014-02-26T17:13:21-07:00 February 22nd, 2014 | Tags: Alexis Pinturault, Ante Kostelic, bronze, combinations, conditions, course, gold, Henrik Kristoffersen, Ivica Kostelic, Marcel Hirscher, Mario Matt, medal, Nolan Kasper, Olympics, Russia, set, silver, slalom, Sochi, Ted Ligety | Comments Off

Ted Ligety strikes gold in Olympic GS

Frenchmen Steve Missillier and Alexis Pinturault round out the podium with silver and bronze.

By Geoff Mintz | 2014-02-23T12:42:39-07:00 February 19th, 2014 | Tags: Alexis Pinturault, Andrea Mead Lawrence, bronze, giant slalom, gold, GS, historic, Marcel Hirscher, medal, Olympics, photo, Russia, silver, Sochi, Steve Missillier, Ted Ligety | Comments Off

Switzerland’s Sandro Viletta is golden in super combined

Sandro Viletta of Italy skis a gutsy slalom run to win super combined gold; Miller best for U.S. in sixth.

By Tim Etchells | 2014-02-16T13:36:27-07:00 February 14th, 2014 | Tags: Alexis Pinturault, Andrew Weibrecht, Ante Kostelic, Beaver Creek, Bode Miller, Christof Innerhofer, combined, course, downhill, Ivica Kostelic, Jared Goldberg, Matthias Mayer, Olympics, photo, press conference, race, Salt Lake City, Sandro Viletta, Schladming, set, ski, skiing, slalom, Sochi, super, Ted Ligety, Torino, video, World Cup | Comments Off

Thursday’s Sochi roundup: Weather affects combined schedule

Cross-country racers take the heat in women's 10km race; weather causes schedule change for men's super combined.

By Tim Etchells | 2014-02-15T13:36:52-07:00 February 13th, 2014 | Tags: Andrew Weibrecht, Atle Skaardal, Bode Miller, bronze, bus, car, Charlotte Kalla, classic, combined, Erik Bjornsen, gold, Holly Brooks, Ida Sargent, Jared Goldberg, Justyna Kowalczyk, klister, Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center, Markus Mayr, medal, men, Norway, Olympics, Poland, Russia, Sadie Bjornsen, schedule, silver, skiathlon, Sochi, Sophie Caldwell, super, Sweden, Ted Ligety, Therese Johaug, traffic, women | Comments Off

The Armstrong anomaly: Anything can happen at the Olympics

There are possibilities looming for these Games, some hidden gems among the roster of the U.S. alpine squad.

By Hank McKee | 2014-02-08T12:33:32-07:00 February 6th, 2014 | Tags: Bode Miller, Bormio, Christin Cooper, Cortina, Debbie Armstrong, gold, Jackie Wiles, Jared Goldberg, Julia Mancuso, Kitzbuehel, Lake Tahoe, medal, Mikaela Shiffrin, Olympics, Sarajevo, Sochi, Stacey Cook, Tamara McKinney, Ted Ligety, Tim Jitloff, Travis Ganong | Comments Off

Ligety banks 75,000 EUR at Alpine Rockfest

Bode Miller throws heli off pro jump in qualification round.

By C.J. Feehan | 2013-12-28T21:15:28-07:00 December 23rd, 2013 | Tags: Aksel Lund Svindal, Alpine Rockfest, Andalo, Audi, Canadian Ski Team, Christmas, Davide Simoncelli, elimination rounds, heli, helicopter, Italy, jump, Krystof Kryzl, largest cash prize, Luca De Aliprandini, Mr. GS, Olympics, Paganello Ski Area, Phil Brown, sprint giant slalom, sprint GS, Ted Ligety, Tim Jitloff, Trentino, U.S. Ski Team, video, World Cup | Comments Off

Hirscher wins another GS, Ligety on podium in Alta Badia

A tricky hill in Alta Badia challenged even the best giant slalom racers in the world.

By Hank McKee | 2013-12-27T06:35:17-07:00 December 22nd, 2013 | Tags: Aksel Lund Svindal, Alexis Pinturault, Alta Badia, Beaver Creek, Felix Nuereuther, FIS, Fritz Dopfer, giant slalom, Gran Risa, GS, Henrik Kristoffersen, holiday break, Ivica Kostelic, Leif Kristian Haugen, Marcel Hirscher, Michael Pircher, Olympics, overall title, photo galley, records, results, ski race, skiers, skiing, special win, statistics, Stefan Luitz, Ted Ligety, Tim Jitloff, U.S. Ski Team, Val D'Isere, victory, win, World Cup | Comments Off

Svindal makes it 100 for Norway with victory in Val Gardena

Canadian Jan Hudec finishes second and Bode Miller eighth on a foggy day in Italy.

By Hank McKee | 2013-12-27T06:50:03-07:00 December 20th, 2013 | Tags: Aksel Lund Svindal, Bode Miller, Canadian Ski Team, Crans Montana, DNF, DSQ, Erik Fisher, Erik Guay, FIS, Hans Olsson, Italy, Jan Hudec, Kjetil Jansrud, Klaus Kroell, Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Matteo Marsaglia, Olympics, Patrick Kueng, Romed Baumann, Sasha Rearick, Saslong, Saslong Classic, SG, Ski Racing, skiing, Sochi, super G, Switzerland, Ted Ligety, Travis Ganong, U.S. Ski Team, Val Gardena, World Cup | Comments Off

Matt becomes oldest man to win World Cup slalom

Austrian Mario Matt became the oldest male victor in a World Cup slalom while America's David Chodounsky cruised to a career-best result in Val d'Isere.

By Hank McKee | 2013-12-17T18:27:27-07:00 December 15th, 2013 | Tags: Dartmouth College, David Chodounsky, Face de Bellevarde, Finn Christian Jagge, FIS, France, Ivy League, Jean-Baptiste Grange, Julien Cousineau, Kranjska Gora, Marcel Hirscher, Mario Matt, Matthias Hargin, Mike Janyk, Moscow City Event, Olympics, Patrick Thaler, Rudi Soulard, Schladming, Ted Ligety, Val D'Isere, World Cup, Zagreb | Comments Off

Hirscher masters Val d’Isere for second year in a row

Austria's Marcel Hirscher used technical aptitude to conquer a hill that claimed every U.S. starter.

By Hank McKee | 2013-12-17T17:22:36-07:00 December 14th, 2013 | Tags: Aksel Lund Svindal, Alexis Pinturault, DNF, Face de Bellevarde, Forest Carey, fourth win, France, Marcel Hirscher, Sasha Rearick, Sestriere, Stefan Luitz, Ted Ligety, Thomas Fanara, top-30 flip, Trevor Philp, U.S. Ski Team, Val D'Isere | Comments Off

A look ahead to upcoming men’s World Cup races

Profiling Val d'Isere, Val Gardena, and Alta Badia

By Hank McKee | 2013-12-15T15:20:07-07:00 December 13th, 2013 | Tags: Criterium de la Premiere Neige, Face de Bellevarde, France, giant slalom, Nor America, slalom, Ted Ligety, Val D'Isere, World Cup | Comments Off

Hirscher cool under pressure, takes first slalom win in Levi

Austria dominates the podium, Norway's Kristoffersen collects third, and Ligety powers to 11th.

By Hank McKee | 2013-11-23T23:02:49-07:00 November 17th, 2013 | Tags: Ferdinand, Henrik Kristoffersen, Levi, Marcel Hirscher, Mario Matt, Michael Janyk, Ted Ligety | Comments Off

Ski racing parents: The curse of the December birthday

A relatively late birthdate and some so-so junior results hardly slowed Ted Ligety down.

By C.J. Feehan | 2013-11-16T20:11:27-07:00 November 13th, 2013 | Tags: December birthday, Jon Nolting, late-maturing athletes, Malcolm Gladwell, Ted Ligety | Comments Off

Men’s alpine team on track in CO

Speed team runs full length at Copper, while tech team hits injected snow in Vail

By Geoff Mintz | 2013-11-13T03:12:27-07:00 November 7th, 2013 | Tags: Bode Miller, Colby Granstrom, Copper Mountain Speed Center, David Chodounsky, Golden Peak, injection, Michael Ankeny, Nolan Kasper, overall World Cup title, Seppi Stiegler, Steven Nyman, Ted Ligety, Tommy Biesemeyer, Vail, Will Brandenburg, Will Gregorak | Comments Off

Ligety takes third consecutive win in Soelden

The snow was soft, the wind was ripping, and the French were on fire but none of that seemed to matter.

By Hank McKee | 2013-11-04T12:54:12-07:00 October 27th, 2013 | Tags: Aksel Lund Svindal, Alexis Pinturault, Beaver Creek, Bode Miller, Felix Neureuther, Hermann Maier, Lake Louise, Marcel Hirscher, Marcus Sandell, Soelden, Solden, Steve Missillier, super G, Ted Ligety, Tim Jitloff | Comments Off

Same old Soelden, Ligety in lead despite shortened course

After the first run Ted Ligety has nearly a one second lead over his closest challengers, Pinturault and Hirscher.

By C.J. Feehan | 2013-11-03T17:54:45-07:00 October 27th, 2013 | Tags: Alexis Pinturault, Bode Miller, David Donaldson, Dustin Cook, Erik Read, Felix Neureuther, Kieffer Christianson, Phil Brown, Rettenbach glacier, Robby Kelley, Shred, Soelden, Solden, Ted Ligety, Tim Jitloff, Tommy Biesemeyer | Comments Off

Men’s race preview: No sure thing in Soelden

A master of unusual training techniques, Bode Miller spent his summer jumping over badminton nets. Will it pay off in Soelden?

By Hank McKee | 2013-10-31T15:00:19-06:00 October 25th, 2013 | Tags: Alexis Pinturault, Bode Miller, Crazy Canuck, David Donaldson, Dustin Cook, Erik Read, Ice Box, Ken Read, Kieffer Christianson, Manfred Moelgg, Marcel Hirscher, Molltaler Glacier, Morgan Beck Miller, Phil Brown, Robby Kelley, Soelden, Ted Ligety, Tim Jitloff, Tommy Biesemeyer, U.S. Ski Team, Warner Nickerson, White Circus, World Cup | Comments Off

No Vonn–Ligety, Miller, Mancuso, Shiffrin set to start Soelden

Bode Miller makes his return in Soelden while Vonn opts to sit out until Beaver Creek.

By C.J. Feehan | 2013-10-26T18:15:39-06:00 October 23rd, 2013 | Tags: Alta Badia, Beaver Creek, Bode Miller, Julia Mancuso, Kieffer Christianson, Lindsey Vonn, Megan McJames, Mikaela Shiffrin, NorAm, Olympic gold medal, Robby Kelley, Soelden, Solden, Ted Ligety, Tim Jitloff, Tommy Biesemeyer, U.S. Ski Team, world champion, World Cup | Comments Off

Universal Sports unveils network coverage of alpine World Cups

The cable channel will present extensive multi-platform coverage of the World Cup season on air and at universalsports.com.

By SR Staff Report | 2013-10-24T21:38:45-06:00 October 21st, 2013 | Tags: Austria, Bode Miller, Comcast, Cox, DIRECTV, DISH, Doug Lewis, FIS Alpine World Cup, Lindsey Vonn, Los Angeles, Mikaela Shiffrin, Soelden, Steve Porino, Ted Ligety, television, Time Warner, Universal Sports, Verizon FiOS | Comments Off

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