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2012 Alpine World Cup: Men’s GS: Soelden: Ted Ligety Interview

emgordon — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:04:28 +0000

Ted Ligety (USA) talks about his win in Soelden.

2012 Alpine World Cup: Men’s GS: Soelden: Crashes

cbolter — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:30:46 +0000

The dangerous combo of new skis and sloppy weather equal a slippery slope in the Men’s GS during the 2012 Alpine World Cup in Soelden.

2012 Alpine World Cup: Men’s GS: Soelden: Manfred Moelgg 2nd

cbolter — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:15:58 +0000

Manfred Moelgg (ITA) takes second place in the first giant slalom race of the season, 2.75 seconds behind Ted Ligety (USA).

2012 Alpine World Cup: Men’s GS: Soelden: Marcel Hirscher 3rd

cbolter — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:15:57 +0000

Local hero and last year’s overall World Cup title winner Marcel Hirscher (AUT) takes third, 3.12 seconds out of first.

2012 Alpine World Cup: Men’s GS: Soelden: American Rookie Robby Kelley

cbolter — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:48:55 +0000

Robby Kelley has a rough day during his first shot at the World cup, but that is nothing compared to his “Giant Slalom Mohawk” he received courtesy of Ted Ligety.

2012 Alpine World Cup: Men’s GS: Soelden: Ted Ligety wins

cbolter — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:48:53 +0000

Ted Ligety (USA) won the giant slalom race by 2.75 seconds, the widest margin of victory in giant slalom since 1979 and the days of Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark, who won by a record 4.06 seconds in a race in Jasna, Slovakia.

2012 Alpine World Cup: Women’s GS: Soelden: Zettel in 2nd

emgordon — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:16:09 +0000

Kathrin Zettel (AUS) starts the season out on the podium, just .42 second behind Tina Maze (SLO) in the Giant Slalom race at Soelden.

2012 Alpine World Cup: Women’s GS: Soelden: Maze wins

emgordon — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:57:40 +0000

Tina Maze (SLO) scores her first victory in two years, as she wins the season opener Giant Slalom race by .42 seconds. With the victory, Maze joins Hermann Maier as the only three-time winner of Soelden.

2012 Alpine World Cup: Women’s GS: Soelden: Rebensburg DNF

emgordon — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:57:39 +0000

Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) skies out in her second run of the first GS race of the season.

2012 Alpine World Cup: Women’s GS: Soelden: Vonn out

emgordon — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:33:00 +0000

Lindsey Vonn’s start to the alpine skiing season ended in a DNF when she was forced out of the opening giant slalom in Soelden after striking a pole halfway down the second leg which was held in foggy conditions.