`` We have courses where you reach speeds of 100 mph ( 160 kph ) Ted Ligety won three gold medals at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming . The 28-year-old American first man for 45 years to achieve the hat-trick . Ligety won super combined Olympic gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics . Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos:Skiing's greatest athletes Lindsey Vonn is a four-time world champion and has been named Athlete of the Year by USA Today,
Ted Ligety won three gold medals at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming . The 28-year-old American first man for 45 years to achieve the hat-trick . Ligety won super combined Olympic gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics . Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos:Skiing's greatest athletes Lindsey Vonn is a four-time world champion and has been named Athlete of the Year by USA Today,