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Two-time Olympic Gold medalist and five-time World Ski Champion Ted Ligety announces a new partnership with Carv to develop a groundbreaking coaching program
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time World Alpine Ski Champion Ted Ligety shares the secrets of a perfect ski turn as he announces a new partnership with Carv (www.getcarv.com), the world’s first training system that measures your skiing in real-time.
A magnetic personality on the snow, Ted has spent his life perfecting the ski turn, reshaping the technique used across the sport, and winning medals in the process. Ligety developed a revolutionary technique on the snow that made him unbeatable. He now wants to help skiers across the world improve their technique and ski expertise as part of his partnership with Carv, the world’s most powerful digital ski coach.
“It’s my mission to make skiing more accessible and fun. I’ve spent my whole career pushing the limits of what’s possible on skis, and with this partnership, I have put that experience into a program that most skiers can follow. Our goal was to develop a real-time coaching experience that helps a wide range of skiers make the kind of turns they could only dream of. I’ve been amazed by the accuracy of the Carv system, but also how the Carv technology helps skiers around the world through digital coaching. What is particularly exciting is that we have been using Carv’s database of 200 million turns to look at how skiers will respond to the training, using specific metrics to measure and teach the perfect turn.”
– Ted Ligety
Carv’s Train with an Olympian program is designed to transform the technique of a wide range of skiers, with personalized coaching from Ted along the way. The program includes:
- Progressive levels of increasing difficult to develop technique
- Real-time audio coaching, drills, and concepts, built by Ted, give you the advice of a master, every step of the way.
- You can even compare your turns to data captured from Ted’s own skiing to see how close you can get to the famous Olympian’s turn.
“We are always looking to find the world’s best coaching advice and bring it to our members. We couldn’t be more excited to work with Ted – he’s changed the game as an athlete and now he’s able to change the game as a coach by combining his ideas with the Carv platform. We are excited to blend the power of Carv’s real-time feedback with Ted’s incredible expertise to create our best training program yet.”
– Carv CEO Jamie Grant
Carv is the world’s most powerful digital ski coach (and now the world’s biggest ski school by hours taught). Skiers can subscribe to Carv for $199 a year plus the $199 one-off device cost. This includes unlimited access to Ted’s training, Carv’s groundbreaking real-time audio coaching, video coaching, and library off-snow content.
What is Carv?
Carv is the world’s most powerful digital ski coach, praised by The FT, NYT, The Times, and SnowBrains.
- Related: Gear Review: Carv Digital Ski Coach – Your Own Private Instructor for a Fraction of the Price
Carv consists of ultra-thin inserts (concealing 72 pressure and motion sensors) that fit into any ski boot and a coaching membership that is delivered via the Carv app.
13 different metrics are measured on every turn, including Balance, Edge Angle, Turn Shape, and Outside Ski Pressure, giving Carv skiers an objective way to analyze their technique.
Skiing with Carv is like having a world-class ski instructor in your ear. Carv gives you real-time audio feedback during each turn, personalized skiing tips on each chairlift, and detailed analysis every time you stop. Carv members also get access to videos, articles, drills, and workouts, made with the world’s best ski instructors so you can improve your skiing, on and off the mountain.
Carv is an official partner of the Professional Ski Instructors of America, and the Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance.
Who is Ted Ligety?
Ted Ligety, a Park City, Utah local, has been skiing since he was two years old. In 2003, Ted joined the U.S. Ski Team and his career took off. He became an overnight sensation, winning Olympic gold in the alpine combined at Torino in 2006 aged only 21. After that, he went on to podium in all major FIS Ski World Cup events, including slalom, giant slalom, alpine combined, super-G, and downhill. Ted Ligety is still the only American man to win two Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing.
Ted has been a disruptive force in the industry, reshaping the style of his turn, and creating a wide margin between him and the competition. His magnetic personality and passion for engaging generations of skiers continue to leave their mark on the industry. He is partnering with Carv to bring Olympic-level coaching to every skier on the mountain.
Also new to the 22/23 membership
Carv Video Coach – With 13 different metrics measured on every turn, Carv is the most accurate analytics system available to skiers. But we wanted to take it one step further this year. New for this season, Carv will be breaking out of the ski boot. Members will now be able to ask anyone to record a video of their skiing (the video-taker doesn’t need to be a member), overlay their Carv data (synchronized frame by frame), and share their best turns on social media.
“Our mission is to unlock the thrill of a great turn for as many skiers as possible. We’ve spent years making this incredible analytics tool, but people learn faster by seeing what’s happening. We wanted our skiers to be able to match the data from Carv with a visual of how they look. We have built this incredibly powerful coaching system where you can match the feeling of a great turn with your Ski:IQ and see where you skied at your best. But maybe the best part is you can really claim those bragging rights by sharing it with your friends.”
– Carv CEO Jamie Grant
The app is available to download today and a Carv membership + the device are available for purchase at getcarv.com.
- Day pass: 6-days starting from $99 / year
- Unlimited membership: $199 / year
- Unlimited 2-year deal: $149 / year
- One-off Device cost: $199
