PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local):
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Ted Ligety's defense of his Olympic giant slalom gold medal has ended with a 15th-place finish behind Austrian Marcel Hirscher.
Ligety knew he hadn't turned in the best opening run, but what he couldn't tell as he was heading down the hill was just how poorly he'd done.
The American says he was "really surprised" when he saw his time.
He says, "It didn't feel like I crushed it," before adding with a chuckle: "But it didn't feel 2½ seconds bad.