http://universalsports.com 30 sports, 25 world championships, your destination for Olympic sports and athletes – world class events in cycling, swimming, track & field, gymnastics, skiing, figure skating, triathlon, rugby & more. Sun, 26 May 2013 02:41:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/3729db9ad5d405e0ea9c098bd62f5b66?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://universalsports.com http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-ted-ligety-interview/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-ted-ligety-interview/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:19:10 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-ted-ligety-interview/ ]]> Ted Ligety talks about his record breaking win and the strategies he used to put together a safe secon run in Alta Badia.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-ted-ligety-gets-record-breaking-win/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-ted-ligety-gets-record-breaking-win/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:13:03 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-ted-ligety-gets-record-breaking-win/ ]]> Ted Ligety’s (USA) final time was 2:37.27, beating Marcel Hirscher by an astounding 2.04 seconds, the biggest margin of victory at Alta Badia. Ligety has been on the podium for all four GS races this season and has three first place finishes.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-blardone-goes-down/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-blardone-goes-down/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:46:58 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-blardone-goes-down/ ]]> Massimiliano Blardone (ITA) was trying to put together an amazing second run to beat Ted Ligety, but in the process he got too greedy with his turns and turned wide into a gate that sent him to the ground.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-marcel-hirscher-gets-second/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-marcel-hirscher-gets-second/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:44:12 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-marcel-hirscher-gets-second/ ]]> Marcel Hirscher (AUT) finished with a time of 2:39.31, 2.04 seconds out of first behind Ted Ligety. Hirscher sits in third in the overall race standings with 460 points.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-thomas-fanara-finishes-third/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-thomas-fanara-finishes-third/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:42:41 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-thomas-fanara-finishes-third/ ]]> Thomas Fanara (FRA) got his first podium of the WC season when he finished with a time of 2:40.54, 1.23 seconds out of first place. Fanara finished 7th in the last GS at Val d’Isere.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-didier-defago-crashes-out/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-didier-defago-crashes-out/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:41:15 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-alpine-world-cup-alta-badia-giant-slalom-didier-defago-crashes-out/ ]]> Didier Defago (SUI) lost control of his skies in his first run and was sent to the ground, sliding into one of the gate flags.

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