Ted Ligety is an American Alpine skier best known as the first American man to win two Olympic gold medals in the sport. He captured his first gold medal in the Alpine combined at the Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games and his second in the giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, becoming the first American to win Olympic gold in that event. He also won five World Championships gold medals and five season titles in the giant slalom event in World Cup competition.
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