GoPro: From The Eyes of Ted Ligety

Ted Ligety takes you on the fastest run of your life and unveils the mental tenacity that is required to race against the world's best skiers.
To watch Ted race in the Vail/Beaver Creek 2015 World Alpine Skiing Championships, tune into the Men's Downhill on NBC this Saturday, February 7 at 2:30 p.m. ET. The races continue through February 15 with coverage on NBC and Universal Sports. For a complete broadcast schedule, please visit www.nbcsports.com.
A special thanks to United States Ski & Snowboard Association (USSA) and Universal Sports for their support of this project.
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[@HighP0ints]

GoPro: From the Balls of Ted Ligety

[@tarik550]

This is crazy! You don't realise with these athletes going in crazy speeds they are so close to death and injury just to get fastest time. Very impressive!

[@dieglhix]

+Tarik Abbas yes, this is way crazier than F1 racing.. ask schumy lol

[@LuffyL-ch1ku]

My speed record was 117 km/h on an empty piste and when i needed to break at that speed i couldn't walk for 2 weeks

[@staszewaM]

@@LuffyL-ch1ku I know it's an old comment but...what do you mean? You couldn't walk for 2 weeks due to falling and injuring yourself? Or fatiguing? I used to do fair amount of alpine ski racing from 2009 to 2011 and went over that speed many times, breaking didn't feel that bad even on longer, sturdier, heavier and more difficult to turn Super-G skis.

[@LuffyL-ch1ku]

@@staszewaM I had knee problems back then and when I tried to break a lot of shocks and weight fell on my knees. I could still walk but it was very troublesome anf had to do it with almost stretched knees.

[@thefreedommovement]

The only way to win is to keep your knees strait on the turns. If one ski edge catches a divit or some soft snow, that’s when you get those nasty crashes. So it’s a lot of luck in the run conditions too. That’s why I always tried to go first… before the run got torn up.

[@GoPro]

Ted Ligety already won a bronze at the FIS Alpine World Cup Tour hosted by Vail Beaver Creek 2015 and in a few minutes he'll line up to defend his Sochi gold medal in Men's Giant Slalom. Good luck, Ted! Full edit here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpjSmI1siZamhrc

[@rejectedbeen2510]

What kind of mounts does he use to record his skiing ?

[@alinamalykh1937]

@@rejectedbeen2510 MI

[@herrbrahms]

I could do without all the special effects and the goddamned sound design. It's awesome on its own without any need to sex it up.

[@Hankschrader2000]

herrbrahms exactly I just wonna watch these guys go down the mountain this is like a video game edit

[@barakbacharach9491]

I think it's to replicate the adrenaline rush and getting in "the zone" - when I'm locked in skiing downhill, it definitely feels like time slows and I'm one with my ski. I kinda like it

[@immortalhamster1645]

EXACTLY!!! Like I don’t mind the music as long as I can hear the skis, but I mean come on. It’s not a commercial.

[@staszewaM]

@@barakbacharach9491 While it might be part of the reason, I think they were trying to show the occurance of zoning out due to extreme fatigue, since the blood from your head is going to your bigger, hardest working muscle parts (mostly legs), which happens on longer downhills, especially in Wengen- you can hear Bode Miller talk about it in the material about Lauberhorn- 'Lauberhorn: The Essence of Downhill Ski Racing | ISOS012'.

[@jakubsitte3553]

Dads oldery forkis pro!

[@poly_hexamethyl]

2:20 It's amazing how difficult it is even to see where the next gate is with all the vibration! Those skiers are super-human for sure!

[@renaudgregoire1009]

Poly Hexamethyl It’s harder to see the next gate on the camera but in real life there is less vibrations and it’s easier to see

[@LucaG_1990]

I started skiing just 50 days ago, at 28 years old... I've always liked this sport, but I never had the occasion to learn it with someone else before... Now that I tried it, I can really say these athletes are completely crazy!

[@alecmiller5296]

Doing all that going 90 mph too

[@ColonelJ1]

greetings, I started this year at 29!

[@paravecchiavince9685]

The most underrated sport in the world. The physical toll put on the body is unreal, even without injury. It’s incredibly dangerous and difficult. You’re competing against yourself mentally, the mountain, and finally other skiers.

[@krentetic8856]

Go pro's leaked new product. Crotch cam c;

[@JBtheExplorer]

I can think of one industry that would go nuts over that. pun intended.

[@DirtyyDom]

JBtheExplorer The squirrel industry.

[@aadarshsm]

I think they already have that

[@ronnyrafoo]

flagged for misleading title.

[@kreisplatz5154]

TOOL!!

[@bensadikin9513]

That blurred effect is ultra-dope.

[@bensadikin9513]

***** I mean starting at 2:30 when the background sound starts to fade away and environment starts to blur out.

[@lelandlee5008]

AWESOME THANK YOU...SEEING IT ON TV AND THIS WOW YOU GUYS ARE ROCKSTARS....

[@sral8242]

that motion blure made it look so awesome in the end

[@BriBriKelly]

Seriously enjoying watching the championships. Love that they are in my hometown.

[@lukehotty257]

Thanks for all the crazy runs king

[@raccoonmoustache]

I never realized how fast it was

[@Кибертрак]

1:50 Вид от первого яйца... Ой... лица.. Снято здорово...

[@NovalChannel]

100 балов, за режиссёрскую работу

[@NovalChannel]

кто За?

[@TwinTV_1]

Noval Channel я

[@harmenow1434]

Noval yup!

[@bokeflo]

Gotta Love a Crazy Perspective! Gotta Love GoPro!!

[@WGBHMusic]

Such a well made video. Intense.

[@bethmerryfield7186]

As I watched this, I listened to Tangerine Dream, Melrose. Nice sync.

[@tomlennart2422]

dude this video is so well done

[@blitzucan]

Is there a link to a continuous shin-cam shot of his run?

[@V.D.22]

breathtaking

[@jscottfischer]

The sound effects are really why Im watching this video

[@brownjuanbrown118]

Looks like Copper Mountain Colorado. The skiing public skis on those runs, just much slower!!

[@fredericsidler]

Beautiful

[@LocalFit]

so sick, dude straight bookin' it

[@mayday87]

Look at Control of his skis... Masterclass...!

[@thebancfamily8645]

Insane

[@celticpridedrums]

absolutely frightening!

[@RSTI191]

Geeziz that's crazy fast. I'm watching here on video and I'm poopin' my pants..

[@raynic1173]

Me thinks the "lower" camera was sponsored by Doc Johnson, lol.

[@jakecautilli7683]

GoPro's 1,000 video!

[@sonny6280]

wow!!! that was wonderful good job God bless you.

[@kfb2001us]

Awesome

[@keirfarnum6811]

I so miss doing this stuff. Sigh.

[@20Fabian12]

Wow! Great video :-)

[@skibub7904]

I've actually slipped a course on that exact hill at copper -- its their training track, and its STEEP like you wouldn't believe

[@joeharvey5556]

Sounds like a jet plane ... holy crap tv makes it look 40mph... they doing over 85mph insane insane insane ...after 20 yrs watching i bow more to these insane athletes..

[@dieglhix]

The only sport more dangerous than F1 Racing... Ask Schumy

[@dieglhix]

Kasmin1 Gd &n more Yes but I don't think it's even more dangerous than this

[@jeffcollyer1079]

Diego V what about tt racing, more dangerous than both of them put together

[@Gordonhaymes]

AWSOME.................

[@ryanward8117]

dear gopro please upload videos in 60 fps that would be awsome

[@ricardoramirez9306]

That shit is crazy how fast is he going

[@thai-lermuttavangkul3235]

Was the whoosh wen passing flags added

[@andreabudzey3991]

You are so cool

[@MichelBertrand]

Man I wish he had done this video on a GS run...

[@KN-ko8ez]

GoPro: From the titanium balls of Ted Ligety

[@spinapex2469]

Right. Almost like a real course.

[@Johnny13utt]

was this copper mountain?

[@unnew9448]

Is this a good beginner trail?

[@statusREfresh]

Well if you were here for actual skiing, it starts at 1:30

[@adonistopofmen2571]

Cool ...

[@James_2194]

Still no 60fps videos? :|

[@how2scuba]

awesome awesome awesOME

[@XxReeses]

how fast is he going?

[@amankahsai4789]

I now have more respect for this sport

[@peytonandrew3944]

This was filmed at copper

[@распаКУЙ-ф8м]

Ракета !!!

[@floriansievi1710]

Does someone know how does he mounted the GoPro on his leg?

[@ryukaze5899]

i was the 1 millionth view!!!

[@mraryan8015]

lol i thought i was hearing my own heartbeat at the end

[@krellin]

aaaaaaaaand speed of light :D

[@alekkanev2115]

Sgouldnt t his video have like 10 milion instead of 700k

[@jakeb92980]

why the blur?

[@aranwilcox-ward2485]

Cool

[@celerimorchannel]

That wasnt his eyes...

[@ihatemyselfforexistingandy3840]

They meant he's pov

[@Cadonious]

Holy shit that’s fast 😮

[@shaneman250]

Why are you guys showing ski race videos? This stupid shit is single-handedly responsible for retarted snowboard sub-culture, and is the reason I didn't get into snowsports in the 90's. Congrats

[@ArinGokdemir]

Was that copper mountain

[@Chokee17]

From hui of Ted Ligety

can you tell me what is first song? i can found this in youtube pls

[@megaaacookie7414]

wich Copter do you use for the air filming? i think its the DJI Phantom 2 with Zenmuse 2D-3D Gimbal? :)

[@blackmennewstyle]

I think you are totally right :)

[@LuffyL-ch1ku]

My top speed was 117 km/h and i have a knee problem thing, when i had to break at that speed i couldn't walk for 2 weeks but i was so damn happy about my speed i didn't care lol the ski piste was empty and it was like 5 km long but i did it in like 6 mins and when i looked at my speed app it said 117 km/h imagine going at equal speed as a car on the highroad but without an aluminum cage around you

[@jeffreyadams207]

Holes in the snow? Why?

[@TheHurryRider]

nice

[@MrCungaLunga]

sick

[@tobiasrungg406]

Marcel hirscher is THE BEST SKIER IN THE WORLD

[@sc4781]

He’s good but ligity could be better

[@mackiwawa]

"from the chest of" more like

[@livemusicvancouver]

Unnecessary blurring effect. Ted's already going warp speed.

[@duleantic6251]

Opako!

[@ClaudiuB]

Actually the video starts at 1:36

[@mpf2006]

Wow

[@scottbiggs8894]

Too many edits, special effects, and the go-pro camera angles were almost worthless. Too bad, as it's a super-cool concept and Ligety is awesome.

[@VanoArts]

how fast is this ? in km/h ?

[@Max300029]

I'd say top speed is about 130-140km/h

[@odom2142]

That’s good but i would have preferred the camera not change every second

[@XzctR]

So much pathos

[@thhhx]

The sound effects going past the gates was super cheesy.

[@jeffreyadams207]

Oh sorry the gates

[@sFomix]

какие скорости они развивают?

[@MrClearme]

До 120 км/ч

[@Wheelly1]

sFomix до 140 км/ч, в Сочи было больше 130

[@RodryFromItaly]

Next time you can put cameras on the snow too during the descent Check out my GoPro channel too ;)

[@LinkTheCoward]

More like "From the Crotch of Ted Ligety"... Jokes aside, cool video!!

[@gela92]

Why you didin't record ted in a giant slalom? I mean he is god in GS not even top 10 in downhill and super-g...

[@michaelgundi]

god no longer last season he was unbeatable - there's a new GS god this season around

[@TheyForcedMyHandLE]

From the eyes - should've been wearing some Pivothead glasses, or such.

[@ihatemyselfforexistingandy3840]

I'm the 995k view! What about you!? :)

[@fionasmom6254]

Ted "Giggety"

[@StarfieldRailway]

There is way too much film cutting, and there is way too much screwing around before the skiing starts.

[@Mark-zu5fl]

Вот это кадры на 1:50 :D

[@松浦毅-u6f]

Don’t do unnecessary thing. I want to see a footage taken from the skier’s head from start to finish. This is the silliest clip I’ve ever seen.

[@TheSteriac]

Title: Ligety*

[@bateria34223]

wszystko dla pieniedzy

[@goreddragon1]

Why does he need that many sets of skis? (@ 2:42)

[@goreddragon1]

Duh, he's a ski racer, but why do you need 8 pairs of the exact same skis? I can understand having 3 pairs or something as back ups/practice sets, but bringing as many skis as he has with him everywhere has to be a pain in the ass.

[@mochannel25]

Grant Hilti I guess he has different skis for different disciplines and different conditions.

[@TrendyDem]

Grant Hilti He's professional. He should fight for every second and millisecond during the race. Different models of skis are good for certain types of tracks. Also waxing (You saw the men doing this in the video with special iron) the skis is extremely important because each wax should be applied for certain condition of snow and weather, so he might have different types of wax on different skis to test and choose the best for the next competition.

[@OrangeNerd1]

Like thenguy above said for waxing, but also each one probably has a different angled edge, so depending whether its icy, or powdery, he'll choose which pair he wants.

[@buster072]

That's just Product placement of HEAD. You only need one pair of great skis per discipline in my opinion.