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My Take
Ted Ligety is a champion I genuinely enjoy. The Salt Lake City native won Olympic gold in combined at Turin 2006 and giant slalom at Sochi 2014, plus five World Cup giant slalom titles, making him a true master of his discipline. What I admire most, though, is that he co-founded Shred Optics while still competing, building the very gear he used. That entrepreneurial instinct, paired with technique forged in Utah's mountains, sets him apart. His famously deep, carving turns feel like the product of a meticulous, inventive mind, and I respect athletes who reshape their sport rather than just winning within it.
Overview
Theodore Sharp Ligety (born August 31, 1984) is a retired American alpine ski racer, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and an entrepreneur, having cofounded Shred Optics. Ligety won the combined event at the 2006 Olympics in Turin and the giant slalom race at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. He is also a five-time World Cup champion in giant slalom (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ted Ligety
- Name (Japanese)
- テッド・リゲティ
- Reading
- てっど・りげてぃ
- Born
- August 31, 1984 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rat
- Origin
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- alpine skier
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.