Theodore Sharp "Ted" Ligety is an alpine ski racer from the United States. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist who won the combined event at the 2006 Olympics in Turin and the giant slalom race at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Ligety is also a five-time World Cup champion in giant slalom. Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships. He successfully defended his world title in giant slalom in 2013 in Schladming, Austria, where he also won an unexpected gold medal in the super-G and a third gold medal in the super combined. Through February 2014, he has 23 victories and 46 podiums in World Cup competition. His Olympic giant slalom gold medal, 22 GS World Cup wins, 2 GS world championship gold medals and 5 World Cup titles make him one of the greatest giant slalom skiers of all time. 

August 31st, 1984 in Salt Lake City (Age 39)