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
definitely pressure
I definitely feel for him. He definitely had a lot of pressure on him here.
bummed
I was pretty bummed for him. I don't think there's any way I could have surpassed him.
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.
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.
gotten point talk
I think I've gotten to the point where I shouldn't be having to talk about Bode.
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.
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.
fun hard-work doing-you
If you're having fun doing what you're doing, you're gonna really want to work hard at it.
long athletic ankles
Something I still work on today is ankle flexion—ankle pressure in your boots. There is no way to turn or have your skis carve unless you’re going down the hill leaning forward, and that puts you in a good athletic position to do whatever you want to do on your skis—make quick turns, make long turns, or absorb bumps.
starting gates
You've just got to get in the starting gate and throw down whatever you've got.
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.
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.
beat nature playing ski sports team time
It's the nature of the beast, playing sports on the ski team and how competitive all of us are. I want to beat everybody's time.