Ted Ligety
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Ted Ligety |
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| Gold | 2006 Turin | Combined | |
Ted Ligety (born August 31, 1984 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) is an American alpine skier.
Ligety won the gold medal in the Men's Alpine combined event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, in an upset victory after the two skiers favored to win the event couldn't keep up with Ligety's blistering slalom runs. He is the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing since Tommy Moe won the downhill in Lillehammer in 1994. He also participated in the giant slalom, where he did not finish the first run, and the slalom, where he was disqualified after the first run.
Ligety started Shred Optics in the summer of '06. Ted designs and uses all the products. As of right now Shred Optics is based around his goggle line, but is quickly expanding into sunglasses along with other products.
Ligety also serves as the Director of Skiing for the Mt. Holly Club, a private luxury ski and golf resort located in Utah.
On March 5, 2006 he won his first World Cup race, a giant slalom in Yongpyeong, South Korea.
On March 27, 2006 he won the national titles in slalom and combined at Sugarloaf/USA in Maine, repeating the feat he accomplished in 2005.
Ted finished 9th overall on the 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit. He lives in Park City, Utah.
[edit] External links
- Website of Ted Ligety
- Shred Optics Started by Ted Ligety
- Ted's U.S. Olympic Team bio ... photos, features, wallpaper
- Official U.S. Ski Team bio
1936: Franz Pfnür | 1948: Henri Oreiller | 1988: Hubert Strolz | 1992: Josef Polig | 1994: Lasse Kjus | 1998: Mario Reiter | 2002: Kjetil André Aamodt | 2006: Ted Ligety
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| NAME | Ligety, Ted |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American Alpine skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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