Ted Ligety

Ted Ligety
Ligety in 2018
Personal information
Born (1984-08-31) August 31, 1984
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sport
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, super-G, slalom, combined
ClubPark City Ski Education Foundation
World Cup debutNovember 22, 2003 (age 19)
Websitetedligety.com
Olympics
Teams4 – (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 – (200515, 2019)
Medals7 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons18 – (20032021)
Wins25 – (24 GS, 1 SC)
Podiums52 – (1 DH, 2 SG, 41 GS,
          6 SL, 2 SC)
Overall titles0 – (3rd – 2013)
Discipline titles5 – (5 GS)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing the  United States
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 0 2 4
Giant 24 7 10
Super-G 0 2 0
Downhill 0 1 0
Combined 1 1 0
Total 25 13 14
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 5 0 2
Total 7 0 2
Olympic Games
2006 Turin Combined
2014 Sochi Giant slalom
World Championships
2011 Garmisch Giant slalom
2013 Schladming Super-G
2013 Schladming Combined
2013 Schladming Giant slalom
2015 Beaver Creek Giant slalom
2009 Val d'Isère Giant slalom
2015 Beaver Creek Combined
Junior World Ski Championships
2004 Maribor Slalom

Theodore Sharp Ligety (born August 31, 1984) is a retired American alpine ski racer, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and an entrepreneur, having cofounded Shred Optics. Ligety won the combined event at the 2006 Olympics in Turin and the giant slalom race at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. He is also a five-time World Cup champion in giant slalom (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014). Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships. He successfully defended his world title in giant slalom in 2013 in Schladming, Austria, where he also won an unexpected gold medal in the super-G and a third gold medal in the super combined.

Ligety planned to participate in the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo but withdrew due to an injury, which prompted his retirement from ski racing in early February, 2021. He finished his career with 25 victories (24 in giant slalom and 1 super combined) and 52 podiums in World Cup competition. His Olympic giant slalom gold medal, 24 GS World Cup wins, 3 GS world championship gold medals and 5 World Cup titles put him among the three greatest giant slalom skiers of all time, according to Ski-DB.