Ted Ligety
Birth Name:
Theodore Sharp Ligety
Birth Place:
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Fast Facts
- Is the first skier to win three gold medals in a single World Championship since Jean Claude Killy did it in 1968
- Supports the Citi charity Youth Enrichment Services, which takes urban children to the mountains to teach them to ski and snowboard
- Was nominated for an ESPY Award for Olympic Athlete of the Year in 2006
- Is a four-time World Cup giant slalom champion, a three-time U․S․ slalom champion, and a three-time combined champion
- Began skiing at the age of 2 and began racing with his local teams at the age of 10
- Quote: "I had some friends of mine that were actually the best in the world at their age․ So, I got beaten pretty handily a lot when I was growing up․ And I think that was a good motivation for me․"
- Best known as a professional alpine skier specializing in Slalom, Super G, and Combined
- Is the co-founder creator of the company Shred, which sells skiing equipment, with his friend Carlo Salmini in 2006
- Skied the slopes of Alaska's back country with a camera attached to his helmet to film for Warren Miller Entertainment's 2012 film "Flow State․"