PHOTOS: Ted Ligety wins Giant Slalom gold at Audi FIS Ski World Cup

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Ted Ligety, alls smiles for the TV camera after completing his second run of the Giant Slalom to win competition at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. Ligety won with a two-run total total of 2:34.07. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Ted Ligety, rounds a gate and heads down course on his first run of two runs on the Giant Slalom course at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. Ligety was fourth after the first run, but won the event on his second run with a combined total of 2:34.07. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Marcel Hirscher, Austria, heads for a gate on his first run of two on the Giant Slalom course at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. Hirscher was in third place after the first of two runs. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Benjamin Raich, Austria, rounds a gate towards the end of the Giant Slalom course on his first of two runs at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. Raich was in first place after the first of two runs. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Benjamin Raich, Austria, hits a gate towards the end of the course run on the first run of men's Giant Slalom competition on the Birds of Prey run at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. Raich was in first place after the first of two runs. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Alexis Pinturault, France, crosses the finish line in second place on his first run of two during the Giant Slalom competition at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Alexis Pinturault, France, rounds on the Giant Slalom course at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. Pinturault was in second place after the first of two runs. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Ted Ligety, rounds a gate and heads down course on his first run of two runs on the Giant Slalom course at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. Ligety was fourth after the first run, but won the event on his second run with a combined total of 2:34.07. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Ted Ligety, crosses the finish line on his first run of two runs on the Giant Slalom course at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. Ligety was fourth after the first run, but won the event on his second run with a combined total of 2:34.07. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Phil Brown, Canada, gets airborne and before running through a gate during his first giant Slalom run at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Gino Caviezel gets though a gate during his first giant Slalom run at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Mark Engel, USA, loses control and skis off course during his first giant Slalom run at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Mark Engel, USA, takes a moment to contemplate after losing control and running off course during his first giant Slalom run at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Ted Ligety, stretches out over the finish line on his second run to win the Giant Slalom competition at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. Ligety won with a two-run total total of 2:34.07. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Ted Ligety, acknowledges the fans while taking the podium after winning the Giant Slalom competition at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. Ligety won with a two-run total total of 2:34.07. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: men's Giant Slalom competition on the Birds of Prey run at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )

BEAVER CREEK, CO - DECEMBER 07: World Cup ski racer, Ted Ligety, wins Giant Slalom gold at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on December 07, 2014. Ligety won with a two-run total total of 2:34.07. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( SP08WORLDCUPSKIING_AC14972 )