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TED LIGETY

Height: 5'11"
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Born: 8/31/1984
Resides: Park City, UT
Ski Club: Park City Ski Education Foundation

Career Highlights

2008 WORLD CUP GS TITLE: RANKED #1 IN THE WORLD
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL: Winter Games, Torino, 2006
World Championships: BRONZE MEDAL, Val D'Isere, 2009
GOLD MEDAL: GS, Bormio, 2008
GOLD MEDAL: GS, Kransjka Gora, 2008, 2009, 2010
GOLD MEDAL: GS, Korea, 2006
20 Career World Cup Podiums
6-Time National Champion
ESPY Nominee, 2006

Recent

2/26/10: "Faces of the Games," Vanity Fair

2/16/10: "Olympics 2010- Skier Ted Ligety: The two sides of American alpine's golden boy," National Geographic

2/16/10: Ted Ligety on the TODAY Show

1/29/10: "Ligety wins in Kransjka Gora," Youtube

1/26/10: "Ligety: Kitzbuehel always a highlight of the season," The Denver Post

1/19/10: "Ted Liegty: Wengen hill's personality is second to none," The Denver Post

1/8/10: "Ted Ligety's ski advice," Outside Magazine

1/4/10: "Slopes and Dreams," Muscle and Performance Magazine

11/4/09: Ligety stars in the new Ralph Lauren 2010 Olympic Campaign, Polo Ralph Lauren

10/26/09: "With Vancouver on horizon, US skiers Vonn and Ligety start season well in Austria," Fox 13 Now

7/9/09: Ted Ligety talks about his crash, rehab, and Olympics. Webcastr

7/2/09: Ligety to be sporting Polo Ralph Lauren at the Olympics - The Wall Street Journal.

4/2/09: "Ligety to wear brace for 2 weeks," Universal Sports

3/16/09: "Ted Ligety's notes from the World Cup Ski Tour, Part 4," Men's Journal

3/16/09: "Ligety: Good news-bad news season," The Denver Post

3/3/09: " Slovenian course real dream come true," Special to the Denver Post

1/12/09: "Ligety: Crazy atmosphere for Swiss race," Special to the Denver Post

1/9/09: "Ligety ready for Swiss challenge at classic race," NBC Sports

12/8/08: "Ligety savors a close second," The Boston Globe

11/25/08: "Ready to Shred," The Park Record

11/18/08: Follow Ted throughout the season with Men's Journal

11/13/08: Champion Q + A: Ted Ligety, USSA

10/27/08: "Ligety third in giant slalom season opener," New York Times

10/25/08: "Ligety begins GS defense in Solden," Universal Sports

WATCH TED'S 2nd RUN AT SOLDEN ON YOUTUBE!

3/25/08: Podcast, New York Times

3/25/08: Interview on MyFox Utah, Fox 13

3/20/08: "Happy Hour," Fox business Channel

3/20/08: "The Mag: Our Famous Friends Vonn and Ligety," ESPN

3/19/08: "Winter sports: Ted's excellent adventure," The Salt Lake Tribune

3/15/08: "World Cup skiing finals: On top of the world," The Salt Lake Tribune

2/23/08: "Ligety now 2nd in GS standings," US Ski Team

2/11/08: ""Shake it up by Open-ing up big ski meets," by Ted Ligety, Special to The Denver Post.

1/15/08: "Ligety: Strategy leading to consistent podiums," by Ted Ligety, Special to The Denver Post.

12/18/07: "Little leeway in Cup protocal," by Ted Ligety, Special to The Denver Post.

12/10/07: "Solid results aren't quite enough so far," by Ted Ligety, Special to The Denver Post.

12/9/07: "Italians go 1-2 in giant slalom with USA's Ligety in third," USA Today.

12/1/07: "Skiers catching on to Ligety's sporty goggles," Reno Gazette Journal

11/28/07: Statement by Gold Medalists Ted Ligety and Julia Mancuso on Global Warming’s Impact on Skiing, World Wildlife Fund.

10/28/07: Ted began this season with a Silver Medal in the Season Opening GS in Soelden, Austria.

Media: 2008

Men's Journal: March 2008

Denver Post: 2007-2008 weekly column

Ski Racing Magazine: Cover (twice)

Interviews

AP Television

Fox 13 Utah

Espnmag.com

Salt Lake City Tribune

Sirius Radio

Podcasts: New York Times, Fox Business Channel

Media:

“Today” Show appearance with Katie Couric

Sports Illustrated: Cover

"The Late Show" with David Letterman

"Tonight Show" with Jay Leno

Newsweek Magazine

"Good Morning America"

USA Today: Athlete of the week

NBC: Interview with Jim Lampley