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Top Story Replay: Retiring Ligety Supports Salt Lake City Olympic Return 02/20/21 Ligety won the third of his five giant slalom titles in 2011. (ATR) (ATR) Retiring two-time Olympic skiing champion Ted Ligety says he wants to become involved in the drive to bring the Olympic Winter Games back to Salt Lake City. Ligety, 36, who grew up and resides in Park City, where Alpine and Freestyle ski events were contested in 2002, says those Games inspired him to become a world class ski racer. He says he would love for his three young children to witness this same experience in their backyard. “Having the Olympics in Salt Lake in 2002 was a huge part of my inspiration as a kid and the atmosphere was awesome,” said Ligety, who was a forerunner at those Olympic races, then 17. “It was a big eye-opener for me to see the best in the world competing at their pinnacle, to see how they went about it and see how relatable it was.

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