Steve Mahre

Steve Mahre

Personal information
Born	(1957-05-10) May 10, 1957 (age 68) Yakima, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, Super G, giant slalom, slalom, combined
Club	White Pass
World Cup debut	January 27, 1976 (age 18)
Retired	March 1984 (age 26)
Website	mahretrainingcenter.com
Olympics
Teams	3 – (1976, 1980, 1984)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	4 – (1976–82) includes two Olympics
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	9 – (1976–84)
Wins	9 – (2 GS, 6 SL, 1 K)
Podiums	21 – (3 GS, 14 SL, 4 K)
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in 1982)
Discipline titles	0 – (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 1984 Sarajevo Slalom World Championships 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. They would be honored with the ceremonial first pitch at the 1984 Seattle Mariners season home opener.

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	—	—	—
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	Stratton Mountain, Vermont, USA	Slalom
1981	11 Jan 1981	Garmisch, West Germany	Slalom
1982	14 Dec 1981	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Slalom
	14 Feb 1982	Garmisch, West Germany	Slalom
			Combined
	1982 World Championships
	13 Mar 1982	Jasná, Czechoslovakia	Giant slalom
	17 Mar 1982	Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria	Giant slalom
1983	4 Jan 1983	Parpan, Switzerland	Slalom
	6 Feb 1983	St. Anton, Austria	Slalom

World championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1976	18	—	13	—	—	—
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	—	—	—
1980	22	DNF1	15	—
1984	26	2	17	—

See also

• List of Olympic medalist families

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.

External links

• Steve Mahre at FIS (alpine)
• Steve Mahre at Olympedia
• Steve Mahre at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Washington Sports Hall of Fame – Steve Mahre
• Mahre Training Center – get to know the Mahre brothers

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