Ted Ligety on the 24/25 World Cup Ski Racing Season: Major Storylines, Massive Rumors, & More (Ep.332)

Leave a rating and / or review in the Apple Podcast app or on the Spotify app.

This free, 30-second action on your part lets us know you value all the time & energy that goes into producing & publishing the Blister Podcast, and it ensures that we can keep the show going.

How to Leave a Rating / Review on Apple Podcasts

  • Open the Apple Podcast App
  • Go to the icons at the bottom of the screen and choose “search”
  • Search for “Blister Podcast”
  • Click on the SHOW — *not* the specific episode
  • Scroll down to “Ratings and Reviews”
  • Click on “Tap to Rate” and leave us a 5-Star Rating!
  • Below that, you can click Write a Review if you’d like to share a few words

How to Leave a Rating on Spotify

  • Currently, you can only rate a podcast in the Spotify mobile app
  • Navigate to the Blister Podcast show on Spotify (not to a specific episode)
  • Tap the star icon underneath the podcast description and if you like the show, leave a 5-star rating
  • On Spotify, you need to listen to at least one episode before you can rate a podcast.

The World Cup alpine ski racing season is now underway, and this 59th World Cup season might be the most fascinating of them all. So we talk with Ted Ligety (2 Olympic gold medals; 5 WC Giant Slalom titles; 25 WC victories; & 52 WC podiums) about this season’s major storylines, massive rumors, biggest battles, and some behind-the-scenes secrets of the World Cup that culminates in Sun Valley for the World Cup Finals (March 22-27, 2025). 

RELATED LINKS:
Blister Rec. Shop: Skiboot RX
BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered
Get Our Winter Buyer’s Guide

TOPICS & TIMES:
What’s New: Working with DPS (2:42)
The Major World Cup Storylines (7:10)
Unretiring: Marcel Hirscher & Lucas Braathen (9:31)
Switching Teams: How Does It Work? (16:55)
Skill Sets: Slalom vs Giant SL vs. Super G vs DH (20:50)
Mikaela Shiffrin (26:47)
Rumor: a Lindsey Vonn Comeback? (33:05)
What’s Life Like on the World Cup? (37:47)
The Gear (44:11)
New Wildcard Rule (54:10)
Takeaways from Sölden? (59:28)
Predictions for the Next Race (1:02:59)
WC Finals in Sun Valley (1:04:53)
How / Where to Watch the Races? (1:09:29) 

CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS (click each to learn more):

Blister Cinematic Artwork
Blister Cinematic
Ted Ligety on the 24/25 World Cup Ski Racing Season: Major Storylines, Massive Rumors, & More (Ep.332)
GEAR:30
Ted Ligety on the 24/25 World Cup Ski Racing Season: Major Storylines, Massive Rumors, & More (Ep.332)
CRAFTED
Ted Ligety on the 24/25 World Cup Ski Racing Season: Major Storylines, Massive Rumors, & More (Ep.332)
Bikes & Big Ideas
Ted Ligety on the 24/25 World Cup Ski Racing Season: Major Storylines, Massive Rumors, & More (Ep.332)
Off The Couch

3 comments on “Ted Ligety on the 24/25 World Cup Ski Racing Season: Major Storylines, Massive Rumors, & More (Ep.332)”

  1. Ted’s comment about today’s regular skiers on less than a 70mm skis has me questioning my decision to ski on my new to me ~35 year old Atomic ARC RS’s that are 66 under foot….

Leave a Comment