His election to the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 1992 marked the first time that an Alpine skier received that honor.
Mahre was born on May 10, 1957, in Yakima, Wash. He participated in a variety of sports in high school and made the U.S. ski team shortly after graduation. In 1976 he traveled to Innsbruck, Austria, to compete in the Olympics and placed fifth in the giant slalom.
Mahre finished ninth in the overall World Cup standings in 1977 but improved to second the following year. A fractured ankle in 1979 required surgery to insert screws and a metal plate. Making a remarkable recovery, he participated in the 1980 Olympics at Lake Placid, N.Y., and finished second to Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark in the slalom.
By placing first in the overall World Cup standings in 1981, Mahre became the first non-European winner in the competition's 15-year history. The Alpine World Cup is given to the competitor with the best combined downhill, slalom, and giant slalom performance over a series of major competitions. He successfully defended his title in 1982 and 1983.
At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Mahre won a gold medal in the slalom. His twin brother, Steve, finished second in the event. Phil Mahre ended his amateur career shortly after the Olympics. He competed on the professional circuit and later raced cars. In 1985 the Mahre brothers wrote the book No Hill Too Fast.
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