United States skier Ted Ligety has won gold in the men's giant slalom at the Winter Olympics this afternoon.
![Result: Ligety wins gold for USA](https://sm.imgix.net/14/08/ted-ligety.jpg?w=300&h=225&auto=compress,format&fit=clip)
The 29-year-old, who came into the Sochi Games as the world champion, clocked 2:45.29 across his two runs.
France's Steve Missilier finished 0.48 seconds behind to take the silver medal, while his compatriot Alexis Pinturault claimed bronze with a time of 2:45.93.
Ligety's teammate Bode Miller finished in 20th place.