Steve Mahre

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.

Steve Mahre
Born (1957-05-10) May 10, 1957
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 place1982 SchladmingGiant slalom

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
SeasonAgeOverall Slalom Giant
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
19761827813not
run		——
1977194314——not
awarded
197820239——
197921101322—
198022121114—8
1981234311—5
198224337—7
19832512427not
awarded		—13
198426472230——

Race victories
  • 9 wins: 2 GS, 6 SL, 1 K
  • 21 podiums: 3 GS 14 SL, 4 K
SeasonDateLocationRace
19784 Mar 1978United States Stratton Mountain, Vermont, USASlalom
198111 Jan 1981West Germany Garmisch, West GermanySlalom
198214 Dec 1981Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySlalom
14 Feb 1982West Germany Garmisch, West GermanySlalom
Combined
Austria 1982 World Championships
13 Mar 1982Czechoslovakia Jasná, CzechoslovakiaGiant slalom
17 Mar 1982Austria Bad Kleinkirchheim, AustriaGiant slalom
19834 Jan 1983 Switzerland  Parpan, SwitzerlandSlalom
6 Feb 1983Austria St. Anton, AustriaSlalom

World championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
197618—13not run——
197820816——
198022DNF115——
198224DNF11——

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

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
197618—13not run—not run
198022DNF115—
198426217—

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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