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Ligety retains giant slalom title

TED Ligety gave jittery American ski fans the gold medal they had been waiting for, outduelling Austria’s Marcel Hirscher to defend his Alpine skiing world championship giant slalom title at Beaver Creek on Friday.

Entering the final weekend of the two-week championships, the United States had failed to reach the top of podium. But Ligety ended the drought in stunning style, producing a blazing second run of one minute, 18.74 seconds down the plunging Birds of Prey piste that no one came within a half second of matching.

“That run was awesome, for sure,” said Ligety after collecting his third straight world GS title. “I was pushing on the limits and to win this one is definitely an emotional victory.”

Hirscher, winner of four-of-five World Cup giant slaloms this season, had looked poised to add the GS crown to his world slalom title after posting the fastest time in the opening leg.

But the Austrian settled for silver after crossing 0.45 seconds behind Ligety’s combined time of 2:34.16.

Frenchman Alexis Pinturault, bronze medalist at the Sochi Olympics, took third.




 

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