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Alpine Skiing: Ligety wins final World Cup giant slalom

Agence France-PresseMarch 16, 2013 10:15

American Ted Ligety won the final giant slalom of the season here on Saturday, underlining his supremacy in the discipline. The 28-year-old world champion had already sewn up the World Cup giant slalom title for the fourth time. Austria's overall World Cup winner Marcel Hirscher finished second here with 21-year-old Frenchman Alexis Pinturault in third. It was Ligety's sixth World Cup win of the season. stp/bc/gnf

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Alpine Skiing: Ligety clinches giant slalom World Cup

Agence France-PresseMarch 9, 2013 09:31

Ted Ligety of the United States won the World Cup giant slalom at Kranjska Gora on Saturday, ensuring he takes the crystal globe for the overall season winner in the discipline. Second place behind the American went to Marcel Hirscher of Austria with France's Alexis Pinturault in third. It is the fourth time that Ligety has won the World Cup giant slalom title after his season victories in 2008, 2010 and 2011. He is also the reigning world champion in the giant slalom.

CORRECTED-Alpine skiing-Kranjska Gora win gives Ligety giant slalom Cup

Thomson ReutersMarch 9, 2013 09:31

(Corrects number of crystal globes won in 2nd para) By Patrick Lang KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia, March 9 (Reuters) - American Ted Ligety won the Kranjska Gora giant slalom for a fifth time on Saturday to secure the World Cup in the discipline. It was the triple world champion's fourth giant slalom crystal globe and the victory on the Podkoren slope, one of his favourites on the circuit, was his fifth of the season.

Alpine Skiing: Ligety clinches giant slalom World Cup

Agence France-PresseMarch 9, 2013 09:01

Alpine skiing-Pinturault wins Garmisch giant slalom

Thomson ReutersFebruary 24, 2013 10:00

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, Feb 24 (Reuters) - France's Alexis Pinturault won a men's Alpine ski World Cup giant slalom race on Sunday. Austria's Marcel Hirscher was second and American Ted Ligety was third. (Reporting by Manuele Lang; Editing by Clare Fallon)

Alpine skiing: King Ted lets his skis lead the way

Agence France-PresseFebruary 15, 2013 13:01

Triple gold-medallist Ted Ligety may have dominated the world championships but if he is to be believed, his skis do all the work and he just follows along. The 28-year-old American breezed to a world title in the super-G and super-combined before successfully defending his giant slalom medal on Friday, making his runs down icy courses at speeds approaching 115kph look like a walk in the park. But the cool exterior was deceptive, he insisted after snatching his third world championship gold in Schladming and fourth overall.

UPDATE 2-Alpine skiing-American Ligety wins third gold in Schladming

Thomson ReutersFebruary 15, 2013 10:15

(Adds details) By Brian Homewood SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Ted Ligety became the first male skier for 45 years and only the fifth overall to win three gold medals at the world skiing championships when he defended his title in the giant slalom on Friday. Having already won the super-G and super combined events, a hat-trick was always on the cards for the American in his favourite event, although he had to survive a couple of slips on the second run before winning by 0.81 seconds.

Alpine skiing-Ligety wins world championship giant slalom

Thomson ReutersFebruary 15, 2013 10:00

SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Ted Ligety of the United States won the men's giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday. Austrian Marcel Hirscher was second and Italian Manfred Moelgg finished third. (Reporting by Brian Homewood; Editing by John Mehaffey)

Agence France-PresseFebruary 15, 2013 09:45

Alpine skiing: American Ted Ligety defends men's world giant slalom lp/ps