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
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.
expected medal
I never expected to be here right now. A medal wasn't something that I could have foreseen.
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.
expected hard words
It's really hard to get words for it. I never expected to be where I am right now.
hard
It's really hard to find the words. This is incredible.