Ligety steps in to fill Vonn gap in US ski hopes
- Published: 6 Feb 2013 at 22.44
- Online news: Sports
Ted Ligety's shock super-G world victory will not be his last appearance on the podium here, the US skier vowed Wednesday, as his win gave hope to a US team hurt by the abrupt exit of star Lindsey Vonn.
Ted Ligety celebrates his victory in the World Championships Super-G event in Schladming today. Ligety's shock super-G world victory will not be his last appearance on the podium here, the US skier vows, as his win gave hope to a US team hurt by the abrupt exit of star Lindsey Vonn.
The 28-year-old Ligety, who has only once made it on to the World Cup podium in super-G -- back in 2009 -- turned in a near-perfect run to pip a handful of pre-race favourites, including Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway who eventually took bronze.
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