FILE PHOTO: Ted Ligety of the U.S. clears a gate during the first run of the men's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/File Photo
(Reuters) - American Ted Ligety, a double Olympic champion, announced on Tuesday he would retire after racing at the Alpine skiing world championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, next week.
The 36-year-old said on Instagram that the Feb. 19 giant slalom would be his farewell.
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