# Ted Ligety on the 2026 Olympic Ski Racing; the Carving Renaissance; & His New Carving Skis

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Podcast: [BLISTER Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/blister-podcast-48794)
Published: 2026-03-02T17:19:53+00:00
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Ted Ligety is back to talk about the ‘26 Olympic games, and the performances of Breezy Johnson, Lindsey Vonn, Federica Brignone, Mikaela Shiffrin, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, Ryan Cochran-Siegel, Franjo von Allmen, and what specific attribute makes Marco Odermatt such an all-time great. Then, we talk about the ‘carving renaissance’ we are currently experiencing, and Ted walks us through the new DPS Pisteworks skis he’s been developing. Note: We Want to Hear From You! We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here . RELATED LINKS:   Palisades Tahoe BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Discounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ Members Non-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026 Get Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways Our Podcast Conversations with Ted: - GEAR:30 ep 342: Ted on Testing Gear - GEAR:30 ep. 340: Ski Tuning & the Art of Going Fast - Blister Pod ep 332: Major Storylines of 24/25 WC - GEAR:30 ep 272: The Pro’s Gear: Ligety - Blister Pod ep 14: Ted’s Story + FIS-Regulation Skis CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS: Blister Studios (our new channel) Blister Review (our original channel) TOPICS & TIMES: Palisades Tahoe (1:33) BLISTER+ Updates (2:23) Comparisons: the ‘26 Olympics (5:08) Broadcasting Logistics (8:12) Favorite Men’s Ski Race? (20:24) Drone Coverage of Ski Racing (22:48) Marco Odermatt (24:40) Franjo von Allmen (30:52) Breezy’s Gold-Winning Run (39:20) Lindsey Vonn (48:42) Comebacks / are Europeans still interested in Vonn? (56:00) Other Memorable Moments? (1:00:28) The ‘Carving Renaissance’ (1:07:41) DPS Pisteworks Series (1:13:2…

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