Phil Mahre
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Phil and Steve Mahre in 1984
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| Disciplines |
Downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined |
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| Club | White Pass | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 10, 1957 Yakima, Washington, U.S. |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | December 5, 1975 (age 18) |
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| Retired | March 1984 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | mahretrainingcenter.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1976, 1980, 1984) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (1976–82) includes two Olympics |
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| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 9 – (1976–84) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 27 – (7 GS, 9 SL, 11 K) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 3 – (1981, 1982, 1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 7 – (2 GS, 1 SL, 4 K) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Phillip Ferdinand "Phil" Mahre (born May 10, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American skiers of all time. His total of 27 World Cup race wins is third among Americans, only behind Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller.
Born in Yakima, Washington, Phil and his twin brother Steve (four minutes younger) were both world class ski racers and competed on the World Cup circuit from 1976 to 1984. Starting with the 1978 season, Mahre finished in the top three in the World Cup overall standings for six consecutive seasons, winning the title in the final three (1981, 1982, and 1983). The Mahre twins retired from World Cup racing in March 1984 at age 26.
On February 9, 2010, Mahre was the only U.S. torch bearer to carry the 2010 Vancouver torch across the border at the Blaine-Surrey Peace Arch.
Despite their very similar appearance and according to the delivering physician, the Mahre twins are fraternal rather than identical twins. Phil, Steve, and their seven siblings (four older, three younger) literally grew up at a ski area; in 1964, their father Dave "Spike" Mahre became the mountain manager for the White Pass ski area, 50 miles (80 km) west of Yakima on US-12, where they moved into a home near the base of the lifts.
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