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- The 36-year-old Ligety's retirement plans include spending more time with his wife, Mia, and kids at home in Park City, Utah. He has a nearly 4-year-old son, Jax, who's already showing his talent in ski school, along with twin boys, Alec and Will, who are 7 months old.
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Feb 9, 2021 · At 36, the only American man to win two Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing is stepping away from the sport to spend more time with his growing family.
Theodore Sharp Ligety (born August 31, 1984) is a retired American alpine ski racer, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and an entrepreneur, having cofounded Shred Optics. Ligety won the combined event at the 2006 Olympics in Turin and the giant slalom race at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.
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Feb 9, 2021 · The 36 year-old Ligety cited wanting to spend more time with his family as the reason for the decision. Ligety has a son, Jax and twin seven-month-old sons with his wife Mia. At his peak, Ligety carved out a reputation as Mr. G.S as he was an unstoppable force in the discipline.
May 7, 2024 · Ted Ligety, American Alpine skier who was the first American man to win two Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing events. 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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Mar 17, 2024 · Ted Ligety holding up the Stars & Stripes after sweeping gold in the Giant Slalom event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He is the only American male to ever win 2 Olympic gold medals in alpine racing.
Oct 8, 2021 · With a growing family (wife Mia and three sons) back home and his Utah-based global business, Shred, Ligety decided to retire last February. And he's anxious to make a few fun runs of his own on the slopes of Utah's Deer Valley Resort this winter.
Nov 30, 2017 · Now an Olympic season has begun and Ligety, 33, will be the defending Olympic champion in GS. But when a day of training or racing ends, he gets to go home to Mia their 5-month-old son,...
