NBC to broadcast 'U.S. Ski Team 36' featuring Ted Ligety

By Kylie Lewis, Deseret News

Published: Thursday, Jan. 10 2013 7:00 p.m. MST

Ted Ligety of the United States, center, is chaired by teammates as he celebrates after winning the gold medal after the Men's Combined at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere Colle, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

KEVIN FRAYER, Deseret News Archives

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Summary

On Jan. 13 at 3:30 p.m. ET, "U.S. Ski Team 36" will debut on NBC. Viewers can follow Ligety in the 36 hours leading up to one of the biggest competitions of the year.

SALT LAKE CITY — Olympic gold medalist and world champion Ted Ligety will be featured on the TV special "U.S. Ski Team 36" on NBC. Viewers can follow Ligety in the 36 hours leading up to one of the biggest competitions of the year, the Audi FIS World Cup in Alta Badia.

"'U.S. Ski Team 36' is a great way to show the intensity of competition at this level and to expose great athletes like Ted Ligety on national television,” said Michael Jaquet, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association chief marketing officer, in a news release.

NBC plans to broadcast "U.S. Ski Team 36" on Sunday, Jan. 13, at 1:30 p.m. (MST) and will have re-airs of the show on NBC Sports Network.

Born in Salt Lake City, Ligety won gold in the 2006 Olympics and is also a three-time World Cup champion. So far, he has 14 victories, 33 podiums and 90 top-10 finishes in the World Cup competition.

Kylie Lewis is an intern for the Deseret News where she writes for Mormon Times and does other feature articles. She recently graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho, receiving a bachelor's degree in communications.

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