US skier Ligety wins season-opening World Cup giant slalom (The Associated Press)
American standout Ted Ligety earned his 25th career World Cup win Sunday, overcoming a tough course to take the season-opening giant slalom. Trying to regain dominance in his strongest discipline, the Olympic and world GS champion held on to his first-run lead to beat Thomas Fanara of France by 0.15 and Marcel Hirscher of Austria by 0.17. The victory marked Ligety’s 50th podium finish in a World Cup race.