Steve Mahre

Steve Mahre
Personal information
Born (1957-05-10) May 10, 1957 (age 66)
Yakima, Washington, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super G, giant slalom, slalom, combined
ClubWhite Pass
World Cup debutJanuary 27, 1976 (age 18)
RetiredMarch 1984 (age 26)
Websitemahretrainingcenter.com
Olympics
Teams3 – (1976, 1980, 1984)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (1976–82)
includes two Olympics
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 – (1976–84)
Wins9 – (2 GS 6 SL, 1 K)
Podiums21 – (3 GS 14 SL, 4 K)
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 1982)
Discipline titles0 – (3rd in SL, 1981, 1982)
Medal record
Representing the  United States
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 6 3 5
Giant slalom 2 0 1
Combined 1 2 1
Total 9 5 7
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo Slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Schladming Giant slalom

Steven Irving Mahre (born May 10, 1957 in Yakima, Washington) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and younger twin brother (by four minutes) of ski racer Phil Mahre.

Career

Mahre won the silver medal in slalom at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, 0.21 seconds behind his brother. He won the gold medal in giant slalom at the 1982 World Championships in Schladming, Austria.[1][2] His best finish in the overall standings was third in 1982 and fourth in 1981 (brother Phil was the overall World Cup champion in 1981, 1982, and 1983).

After nine seasons, the Mahre twins retired from the World Cup circuit following the 1984 season. Steve finished his career with 9 World Cup victories and 21 podiums.

The book No Hill Too Fast, written by the Mahre brothers, was published in 1985.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall  Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
1976 18 27 8 13 not
run		 — —
1977 19 43 14 — — not
awarded
1978 20 23 9 — —
1979 21 10 13 22 —
1980 22 12 11 14 — 8
1981 23 4 3 11 — 5
1982 24 3 3 7 — 7
1983 25 12 4 27 not
awarded		 — 13
1984 26 47 22 30 — —

Race victories

  • 9 wins: 2 GS, 6 SL, 1 K
  • 21 podiums: 3 GS 14 SL, 4 K
Season Date Location Race
1978 4 Mar 1978 United States Stratton Mountain, Vermont, USA Slalom
1981 11 Jan 1981 West Germany Garmisch, West Germany Slalom
1982 14 Dec 1981 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Slalom
14 Feb 1982 West Germany Garmisch, West Germany Slalom
Combined
Austria 1982 World Championships
13 Mar 1982 Czechoslovakia Jasná, Czechoslovakia Giant slalom
17 Mar 1982 Austria Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria Giant slalom
1983 4 Jan 1983  Switzerland  Parpan, Switzerland Slalom
6 Feb 1983 Austria St. Anton, Austria Slalom

World championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
1976 18 — 13 not run — —
1978 20 8 16 — —
1980 22 DNF1 15 — —
1982 24 DNF1 1 — —

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
1976 18 — 13 not run — not run
1980 22 DNF1 15 —
1984 26 2 17 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "Steve Mahre wins Schladming GS as favored Stenmark slips to second". Montreal Gazette. UPI. 4 February 1982. p. C3.
  2. ^ Dobbin, Winsor (4 February 1982). "Steve Mahre steps from shadow". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. 27.

Further reading

Mahre, Phil and Steve; John Fry (1985). No Hill Too Fast. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-55706-8.

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