Steve Mahre
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| Born | May 10, 1957 Yakima, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1976 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 13 | not run |
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| 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
[edit]| Season | Date | Location | Race |
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| 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
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| 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
[edit]| 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 
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| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1976 | 18 | — | 13 | not run | — | not run |
| 1980 | 22 | DNF1 | 15 | — | ||
| 1984 | 26 | 2 | 17 | — |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Steve Mahre wins Schladming GS as favored Stenmark slips to second". Montreal Gazette. UPI. 4 February 1982. p. C3.
- ^ Dobbin, Winsor (4 February 1982). "Steve Mahre steps from shadow". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. 27.
Further reading
[edit]Mahre, Phil and Steve; John Fry (1985). No Hill Too Fast. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-55706-8.
External links
[edit]- 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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Men's World Champions: Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel Giant Slalom • Mixed Team |
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Yakima, Washington
- American male alpine skiers
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- American twins
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in alpine skiing