Ted Ligety on the 2026 Olympic Ski Racing; the Carving Renaissance; & His New Carving Skis

Ted Ligety is back to talk about the ‘26 Olympic games, and the performances of Breezy Johnson, Lindsey Vonn, Federica Brignone, Mikaela Shiffrin, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, Ryan Cochran-Siegel, Franjo von Allmen, and what specific attribute makes Marco Odermatt such an all-time great. Then, we talk about the ‘carving renaissance’ we are currently experiencing, and Ted walks us through the new DPS Pisteworks skis he’s been developing.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Palisades Tahoe (1:33)

BLISTER+ Updates (2:23)

Comparisons: the ‘26 Olympics (5:08)

Broadcasting Logistics (8:12)

Favorite Men’s Ski Race? (20:24)

Drone Coverage of Ski Racing (22:48)

Marco Odermatt (24:40)

Franjo von Allmen (30:52)

Breezy’s Gold-Winning Run (39:20)

Lindsey Vonn (48:42)

Comebacks / are Europeans still interested in Vonn? (56:00)

Other Memorable Moments? (1:00:28)

The ‘Carving Renaissance’ (1:07:41)

DPS Pisteworks Series (1:13:25)

FIS Width Regulations (1:22:19)

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