May 19, 2013

Alpine skiing: Ligety outclasses opposition in Alta Badia

Ligety of U.S. celebrates on podium after winning the men's World Cup giant slalom race in Alta Badia

(Reuters) – Ted Ligety outclassed his rivals again with a comfortable victory in the classic Italian giant slalom of Alta Badia on Sunday. The world champion won his third giant slalom of the season in a combined time of two minutes and 37.27 seconds, 2.04 ahead of closest rival, Austrian Marcel Hirscher. While the gap [...]

Austria’s Hirscher edges USA’s Ligety in giant slalom

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Ted Ligety skis the first run of the men’s giant slalom at the Audi FIS World Cup on December 4, 2011 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (December 3, 2011 – Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America) BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) – Marcel Hirscher of Austria turned in a blazing final run to overtake Ted Ligety [...]