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
interested possible safe sports
I'm an athlete, so I'm very interested in making the sport as safe as possible - just for my own career longevity.
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.
expected medal
I never expected to be here right now. A medal wasn't something that I could have foreseen.
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.
definitely pressure
I definitely feel for him. He definitely had a lot of pressure on him here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
attention deserve
It's to be expected. If you're the best, you deserve the most attention for what you're doing.