Ligety wins again, compared to great

Ted Ligety, 28, capped his dominant season in giant slalom with a sixth World Cup win Saturday in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, fueling comparisons with the best GS skier in history.

The American skier joined Ingemar Stenmark as the only men in the 47year World Cup history to get six GS victories in a season. Stenmark’s 10race sweep in 1978-79 is the record.

“It’s very surreal for any ski racer,” Ligety said of being likened to the Swede. “He is at another level.” His 17 career World Cup wins in his event are a long way from Stenmark’s 46.

■ American teen sensation Mikaela Shiffrin delivered an astonishing second run to overtake Tina Maze and clinch the World Cup slalom title with an improbable comefrom behind victory.