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. Note: We Want to Hear From You! We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here. RELATED LINKS: Palisades Tahoe BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Discounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ Members Non-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026 Get Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways Our Podcast Conversations with Ted: - GEAR:30 ep 342: Ted on Testing Gear - GEAR:30 ep. 340: Ski Tuning & the Art of Going Fast - Blister Pod ep 332: Major Storylines of 24/25 WC - GEAR:30 ep 272: The Pro’s Gear: Ligety - Blister Pod ep 14: Ted’s Story + FIS-Regulation Skis CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS: Blister Studios (our new channel) Blister Review (our original channel) 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) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.