After sleeping in and thru the first of two GS races in Korea, Ted woke up his Golden legs and won his first GS World Cup.

Preseason speed work paying off in all events

Ligety, who began to emerge a year ago in combined, to go with his traditional strength in slalom, trained last summer with the U.S. downhill squad to better equip him for speed. He also spent more time working on his GS as he looks to become a solid four-event racer, like Norwegians Kjetil Andre Aamodt and Lasse Kjus, his two all-round role models from Ligety’s childhood.