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Ted Ligety is now only the second American to ever earn two Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing after finishing first Wednesday in the giant slalom at the Sochi Winter Games.

 came in the "super combined" event at the 2006 games in Torino, Italy.


Today in Sochi, Reuters adds, "French skiers took the other two medals, with Steve Missillier 0.48 seconds behind in silver and Alexis Pinturault earning the bronze."

Ligety is the only American skier so far to win gold in Sochi. The USA's chances for skiing glory have been hampered by the absence of women's star Lindsey Vonn, who is injured.


Miller, though, did achieve a milestone in the men's Super-G competition. He finished third, 

, and at age 36 is now the oldest person ever to win an Olympic medal in Alpine skiing.
Mancuso etched a record of her own by taking the bronze in the women's super combined in Sochi. It's the fourth Olympic medal of her career — 

two more than any other American female skier has ever earned

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Mark Memmott

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Ligety is the only American skier so far to win gold in Sochi. The USA's chances for skiing glory have been hampered by the absence of women's star Lindsey Vonn, who is injured.


USA's Ted Ligety wins gold in giant slalom

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