Ligety Skis in to Record Books
Ligety Skis in to Record Books
Published : 16-Feb-2013 04:59
(Pic Credit: Alain GROSCLAUDE/AGENCE ZOOM)
Ski racer Ted Ligety has become the first man in 45 years to win three gold medals at an Alpine Skiing World Championships.
Ligety's third victory at the Shladming championships came in the giant slalom which he won by nearly a second from the silver placed racer from the home nation.
As well as being the first skier to achieve three golds in one Championships, Ligety is only the fifth ever man to make such an achievement and the first north American ever to do so, indeed the first non-European. To add to the list of achievements, the 28 year old joins Bode Miller, Julia Mancuso and Lindsey Vonn in equal first place for the most World championships gold medals – each racer have five a piece.
Ted "Shred" Ligety is also the co-founder of and a sponsored athlete for brands Shred and Slytech. Ligety wore a technology packed Shred's Half Brain D-lux helmet with exclusive ICEdot technology which helps ensure he is fully protected on the mountain.
Ligety also crossed the finish line wearing Slytech's new Backpro XT Naked, FortressRace Mitts and Assault Armguards, featuring Slytech 2nd Skin Technology and Shred's new Monocle goggles.
The last person to complete the achievement was Jean-Claude Killy, who won four golds 45 years ago in 1968. Ligety is the first-ever American and first ever non-European to achieve this.
The three other men to have won at least three golds in one championships are Toni Sailer (Austria), who won four in 1956 and three in 1958; Eriksen (Norway), who won three in 1954 and Emile Allais of France who died last autumn, who won three in 1937.
"This hasn't sunk in yet," Ligety said. "It's just really cool to have your name mentioned with Jean-Claude Killy's. You dream about it as a little kid, but I don't know if you ever really think it can happen."
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