Phil Mahre

Quick Facts

Full Name	Phil Mahre
Occupation	Alpine Skier
Date Of Birth	May 10, 1957(1957-05-10)
Age	67
Birthplace	Yakima
Country	United States
Birth City	Yakima
Horoscope	Taurus

Phil Mahre Biography

Phil Mahre is one of the most popular and richest Alpine Skier who was born on May 10, 1957 in Yakima, Yakima, United States. From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a “paper race” using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

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.

Points were only awarded for top ten finishes thru 1979, top 15 thru 1991 (see scoring system).

Mahre’s career reached its zenith over the next three seasons. He won the most prestigious title in alpine skiing, the overall World Cup title, three consecutive years from 1981–83. He narrowly edged Ingemar Stenmark, who had previously won three consecutive overall titles from 1976–78, by only 6 points to capture his first title in 1981. Mahre won primarily due to his results in the downhill and combined events, as Stenmark was uncomfortable in the downhill event. Mahre’s finest year was 1982 when he took the event titles in the giant slalom, slalom, and combined, as well as the overall title. Mahre had eight wins and 20 podium finishes, and his 309 points were well ahead of Stenmark’s 211. Twin brother Steve finished third overall at 183 points, and also won the World Championship in the giant slalom at Schladming, Austria. In 1983, Mahre again beat Stenmark by a large margin for the overall title, along with taking a second straight GS title.

Mahre earned a spot on the U.S. Ski Team in early 1973 at age 15. He was selected to the “A” team following the 1975 season and made his World Cup debut in December 1975 at Val d’Isère, France. Two months later he competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, taking fifth in the giant slalom at age 18. He made his first podium in March with a second in a giant slalom at Copper Mountain, Colorado, and finished the 1976 World Cup season in 14th place in the overall standings. He won his first World Cup race the next season, a giant slalom at Val d’Isère in December 1976, and followed it up with a slalom win in March at Sun Valley, defeating the man who became his primary rival, the legendary Swede Ingemar Stenmark, with twin brother Steve taking third. Mahre finished ninth in the overall standings for 1977.

Phil Mahre Net Worth

Phil Mahre is one of the richest Alpine Skier from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Phil Mahre 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Phillip Ferdinand 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 fourth among Americans, only behind Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Bode Miller.

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.

The following season established Mahre as one of the best ski racers in the world. In 1978 he placed second in the overall standings, followed by third in 1979, despite breaking his lower left tibia in early March at the pre-Olympic giant slalom at Whiteface near Lake Placid. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, he took the silver in the slalom behind Stenmark, along combined title (not an Olympic event in 1980, but official as a concurrent World Championship title). He again finished third in the overall World Cup standings for 1980, and won the first of four consecutive discipline titles in the combined.

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In 2006, at the age of 49, Phil Mahre decided it was time to come out of retirement and make another run at qualifying for the U.S. Nationals by the age of 50. After nearly qualifying for the U.S. National Championships in 2008, Phil Mahre’s 2008–09 season was cut short by a knee injury.

Facts & Trivia

Phil Ranked on the list of most popular Alpine Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Phil Mahre celebrates birthday on May 10 of every year.

The Mahres won two of the five alpine skiing medals taken by Americans, all from the Northwest. Portland’s Bill Johnson (downhill) and Seattle’s Debbie Armstrong also won gold and Christin Cooper of Sun Valley took the silver for an American 1–2 finish in the women’s giant slalom.

Where are Phil and Steve Mahre?

Twins, best friends, Olympians and now business partners, Phil and Steve Mahre still live in the Yakima area.

How Old Is Phil Mayer?

Olympics

What country has hosted the most Winter Olympic Games?

The United States has hosted the Winter Olympic Games more times than any other country. The host cities are also varied geographically, as two-time host Lake Placid is found in the east of the country, Squaw Valley in the west, and Salt Lake City more in between.

How old was the youngest winter Olympian ever?

At the age of 15 years and 255 days , Lipinski became the youngest winner of an individual event in the history of the Winter Games, beating Sonja Henie’s 70-year-old record by two months.

Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?

American swimmer Michael Phelps has the most individual medals with 28, including 23 goal medals, which is also a record. As the 2022 Winter Games, we’re taking a look at the most decorated individual Olympians of all time, per Olympedia.