"Marcel Hirscher wonthis race here today, he was ahead big timebutI guess I'll take it as it is, " Ligety said after his first win at a venue where Hirscher won both slaloms in 2012.
His "I tell it like it is" approach has indeed won him support amongst voters, butthistime he also needed to reassure his own troops about both his political judgements and his leadership abilities and commitment.