Previous Men’s Alpine Skiing World Cup Coverage

Ted Ligety raced out to a great start in the first giant slalom run opening up a lead of 0.42 seconds and then hung on in the second run as he finished 12th in that run but still 0.18 seconds faster in total that anyone else to win another giant slalom event on the Alpine Skiing World Cup. Ligety, who just won gold in the giant slalom in Sochi, took his sixth giant slalom title at Kranjska Gora including three straight.

Ligety was joined in the top ten by Tim Jitloff who was 23rd on run one but second fastest in run two to get back within 1.21 seconds of Ligety and finish eighth. Bode Miller was the only other American to advance to the second run and he ended up 24th.

Ligety is now within 50 points of the lead for the season long giant slalom standings. He’d need some help in the final event of the year in Lenzerheide to catch the leader and win the title, but it certainly is possible.

On Sunday they’ll turn to the slalom event at the same site. Ted Ligety will compete in that as well and be joined by four other Americans including Nolan Kasper who finished 13th in the slalom in Sochi.

Schedule:

• March 9th
  • 2:30 AM ET – Slalom – Run 1
    • Ted Ligety
    • David Chodounsky
    • Will Brandenburg
    • Nolan Kasper
    • Colby Granstrom
  • 6:30 AM ET – Slalom – Run 2