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
expected medal
I never expected to be here right now. A medal wasn't something that I could have foreseen.
expected hard words
It's really hard to get words for it. I never expected to be where I am 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.
feeling giant last race single skiing
It's something I never would have expected. I was only skiing giant slalom last year, but every single race I've been getting a better feeling on the skis.
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.
confidence hill people tough
Bode is tough on any hill he races. But there's a lot of people out there. The Italians' confidence has to be way up there after what they did at home.
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.
bummed
I was pretty bummed for him. I don't think there's any way I could have surpassed him.
disbelief sort
I was sort of in disbelief that he went off the course.
prefer standing win
I would prefer to win standing up to him.
definitely great unexpected
It's great to be where I am, but it's definitely unexpected for sure.
hard
It's really hard to find the words. This is incredible.
attention deserve
It's to be expected. If you're the best, you deserve the most attention for what you're doing.