Ted Ligety‘s quest to regain the World Cup giant slalom season title just got a whole lot tougher.
Ligety, the Olympic and World champion in the event, tied for 42nd place in the first of two runs at a World Cup giant slalom in Val d’Isere, France, on Saturday. The top 30 and ties qualified for the second run.
It marked the first time Ligety failed to qualify for the second run of a giant slalom since Dec. 21, 2005.
“Ted was upset about the start time, 9:30 [a.m. local time] start time where the top part’s in the sun and the bottom part’s in the shade,” U.