2-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety to retire after worlds
FILE - United States' Ted Ligety celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, in this Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, file photo. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety says he will retire from World Cup ski racing after the world championships. Ligety’s final race will be the giant slalom on Feb. 19 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

FILE - United States' Ted Ligety celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, in this Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, file photo. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety says he will retire from World Cup ski racing after the world championships. Ligety’s final race will be the giant slalom on Feb. 19 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

Feb. 09, 2021 12:13 PM EST
FILE - Ted Ligety of the United States passes a gate during the first run of an alpine ski men's World Cup giant slalom race, in Alta Badia, Italy, in this Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010, file photo. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety says he will retire from World Cup ski racing after the world championships. Ligety’s final race will be the giant slalom on Feb. 19 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

FILE - Ted Ligety of the United States passes a gate during the first run of an alpine ski men's World Cup giant slalom race, in Alta Badia, Italy, in this Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010, file photo. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety says he will retire from World Cup ski racing after the world championships. Ligety’s final race will be the giant slalom on Feb. 19 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

Feb. 09, 2021 12:15 PM EST
FILE - United States' Ted Ligety speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup Giant slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, in this Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, file photo. The World Pro Ski Tour starts the season this weekend with a pair of races in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The person you're competing against could be a national team member, World Cup competitor, college standout, journeyman or even two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety, who’s been known to make an appearance in the field. (AP Photo/Marco Tacca, File)

FILE - United States' Ted Ligety speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup Giant slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, in this Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, file photo. The World Pro Ski Tour starts the season this weekend with a pair of races in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The person you're competing against could be a national team member, World Cup competitor, college standout, journeyman or even two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety, who’s been known to make an appearance in the field. (AP Photo/Marco Tacca, File)

Feb. 05, 2021 12:01 AM EST
FILE - Ted Ligety of the United States, center, is embraced by teammates after winning the gold medal in the Men's Combined at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere Colle, Italy, in this Feb. 14, 2006 file photo. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety says he will retire from World Cup ski racing after the world championships. Ligety’s final race will be the giant slalom on Feb. 19 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)

FILE - Ted Ligety of the United States, center, is embraced by teammates after winning the gold medal in the Men's Combined at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere Colle, Italy, in this Feb. 14, 2006 file photo. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety says he will retire from World Cup ski racing after the world championships. Ligety’s final race will be the giant slalom on Feb. 19 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)

Feb. 09, 2021 12:17 PM EST
FILE - United States' Ted Ligety celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, in this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, file photo. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety says he will retire from World Cup ski racing after the world championships. Ligety’s final race will be the giant slalom on Feb. 19 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

FILE - United States' Ted Ligety celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, in this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, file photo. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety says he will retire from World Cup ski racing after the world championships. Ligety’s final race will be the giant slalom on Feb. 19 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Feb. 09, 2021 12:19 PM EST