Ford claims maiden World Cup success
BySportsbeat
Published 08/12/2019 at 21:16 GMT
Tommy Ford claimed his first ever FIS Alpine Ski World Cup win as he triumphed on home soil in the giant slalom at Beaver Creek.
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The 30-year-old became the first American skier to win a World Cup giant slalom since Ted Ligety in Solden in 2015.
Ford claimed the win in a time of two minutes 31.25 seconds ahead of Norweigan World Champion Henrik Kristoffersen, who was 0.80 seconds behind.
Rounding out the podium was Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen, just over a second behind.
"It doesn’t beat doing it here. I've been working hard," Ford said.
"No secret, just kept it simple and really trusted what I was doing."
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