Ted Ligety
Ted Ligety
Theodore Sharp "Ted" Ligetyis an American alpine ski racer and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSkier
Date of Birth31 August 1984
CitySalt Lake City, UT
CountryUnited States of America
chance course goes good knew
That's how it goes sometimes. I skied over part of the gate. I knew I had a good chance and of course I'm disappointed.
next stupid
I think it's kind of stupid to make him do it if he isn't going to be in the next run.
both bummed definitely looked teammate
I was with Bode when they called down that he had been disqualified. We both kind of looked at each other and were like, 'Are you serious?' I was pretty bummed for him. You definitely don't ever want to see your teammate go down that way.
beat disbelief gold guys happy obviously win
I was kind of in disbelief because that was obviously the gold medal. I was happy to see it but I don't like to win like that. I want to beat the guys skiing.
fresh hard risks snow top
There is fresh snow on top of the ice, it makes it a little inconsistent. It was hard to find an edge. I just couldn't make it with the risks I was having to take.
change hope life satisfied
I have no idea how this will change my life. I'm pretty satisfied with my life so far, so I hope it doesn't change too much.
change
I have no idea how this will change my life.
bummed lucky surprised
I didn't see anything and he was surprised by it. I was pretty bummed for him. No way could I have surmounted him today. I was kind of lucky in that way.
believe hard olympic planning position words
I can't believe I'm an Olympic champion. It's really hard for me to get words for today. I wasn't really planning on being in the position I'm in right now.
far knew ski surprised
I knew I could ski well. When I got to the bottom, I was surprised how far I was ahead. I was not surprised I was ahead.
expected medal
I never expected to be here right now. A medal wasn't something that I could have foreseen.
change sports running
One of the cool things about ski racing is there is never a perfect run so it's hard to be satisfied in that sense, you can always go that extra step, i don't think any of us have the realistic goal of having the perfect run. Ski racing is the most variable sport out there, conditions change run-to-run, we only get one chance at it and the margin for error is tiny.
winning years race
I was skiing fast in training, but that really doesn't count for anything until you actually do it in a race. So to finally get to prove how fast you are skiing is an added bonus that goes along with winning the first race of the year. Any race win is a good win. I don't really care where it is. I've been on the podium a bunch of times here, but it's always good for your confidence to start off the year with a victory.
firsts olympics incredibles
It's my first Olympics, I'm very young. It's incredible.