Ted Ligety simply can't be caught these days. Not on these new giant slalom skis, anyway. At least, that's the prevailing feeling among a good portion of his competitors. Ligety easily captured his second straight World Cup GS race with a flawless and fast final run Sunday in Beaver Creek, Colo. He finished in a combined time of 2 minutes, 25.59 seconds to hold off top rival Marcel Hirscher of Austria by 1.76 seconds. Davide Simoncelli of Italy was third. "Ted is Mr. GS," said Hirscher, the reigning overall champion. "He should have to ski two or three gates more than the other skiers." Certainly a good idea, given the way he's crushing the competition. So, is he unbeatable? "At the moment,...
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