Biography ted ligety olympics sochi

Personal

Son of Bill Ligety and Cydni SharpHas one brother, CharlyHas one son, Jax, with his wife MiaBegan skiing at 2 and racing at Founded Shred Optics, which produces helmets, goggles, sunglasses, protection and gloves for skiers and cyclistsHobbies include playing tennisand badminton, vatten skiing and watching formula one racing.

Career Highlights

• FIS World Cup Standings, 3rd (giant slalom)
• FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (giant slalom, combined)
• FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (giant slalom), 3rd (overall)
• FIS World Cup Standings, 2nd (giant slalom)
• FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (giant slalom)
• FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (giant slalom)
• FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (giant slalom), 3rd (giant slalom)
• In , became the first skier to earn three gold medals at a single world championship since jean Claude Killy in

Olympic Experience

• 4-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (2 gold)
• Olympic Games Pyeongchang , (Super G - Men), 5th (Super Combined - dock

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  Ted Ligety

  With undeterred determination and fierce independence, Ted Ligety, born in , laid down a ski racing career worthy of being listed among the sport’s most notable legends.

  A native of Park City, Ligety began skiing at the age of two, honed his technique while a member of the Park City Ski Team, then as a student at the Park City Winter Sports School, and later as a member of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team.

  He molded that disciplined foundation with an unbending drive for success to become a persistent fixture on the podiums of the world’s biggest races between and , recording 25 victories and 52 podiums in five disciplines.

  He went from being a forerunner in the Olympic Winter Games of in Park City to recording 14 starts in four Olympic Games, winning gold medals in the games of (alpine combined) and in (giant slalom). In seven FIS Alpine Ski World Championships, he won seven medals, including five gold, in 24 starts.

  Ligety was equally as imposing in the World Cup circuit w

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  Ted Ligety

  American alpine skier (born )

  For other people with similar names, see Ligeti (surname).

  Ligety in
  Born	() August 31, (age&#;40) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
  Occupation	Alpine skier
  Height	5&#;ft 11&#;in (&#;cm)
  Disciplines	Giant slalom, super-G, slalom, combined
  Club	Park City Ski Education Foundation
  World Cup debut	November 22, (age 19)
  Website
  Teams	4 – (, , , )
  Medals	2 (2 gold)
  Teams	7 – (–15, )
  Medals	7 (5 gold)
  Seasons	18 – (–)
  Wins	25 – (24 GS, 1 SC)
  Podiums	52 – (1 DH, 2 SG, 41 GS, &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; 6 SL, 2 SC)
  Overall titles	0 – (3rd – )
  Discipline titles	5 – (5 GS)

  Theodore Sharp Ligety (born August 31, ) is a retired American alpine ski racer, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and an entrepreneur, having cofounded Shred Optics.^[1] Ligety won the combined event at the Olympics in Turin and the giant slalom race at the Olympics in Sochi. He is also a five-

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