Ted Ligety digital photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P1319

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Ted Ligety digital photograph collection consists of images of Ligety's participation in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy as a downhill skier, along with other skiing events.

Dates

2005-2006

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Ted Ligety began skiing in Park City, Utah at the age of 2 and started racing at 11. Ligety started skiing for the Park City Farm Team moving up to the Park City Ski Team and then the United States Ski Team in 2005. In the 2006 Turino Olympics Ted Ligety won the gold medal in the combined (2 slalom and 1 downhill race).

His career higlights include:

Gold medal in the combined at the 2006 Turino Olympics
First World Cup win in 2006
First in 2006 National Championship in the slalom and comnined
Four top 15 finishes in the slalom during 2005

(Biographic information from the United States Ski and Snowboard website.)

Extent

51 digital images

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Ted Ligety digital photograph collection consists of images of Ligety's participation in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy as a downhill skier, along with other skiing events.