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2 2 1 10 may 1957 3 -- -lrb- 1976 , 1980 , 1984 -rrb- white pass 220px 7 4 k -rrb- -- -lrb- 2 gs , 1 sl , phil and steve mahre 1984 paraguay stamp.jpg phil mahre phil and steve mahre in 1984 yakima , washington , u.s. 27 11 k -rrb- -- -lrb- 7 gs , 9 sl , marker 1.75 9 -- -lrb- 1976 -- 84 -rrb- 1 december 5 , 1975 -lrb- age 18 -rrb- march 1984 -lrb- age 26 -rrb- 3 -- -lrb- 1981 , 1982 , 1983 -rrb- k2 downhill , giant slalom , slalom , combined -lsb- http://www.mahretrainingcenter.com/gettoknowthemahres.html mahretrainingcenter.com -rsb- 69 77 4 ; & nbsp ; '' includes two olympics '' -- -lrb- 1976 -- 82 -rrb- & nbsp phil mahre

phil mahre

phillip ferdinand `` phil '' mahre -lrb- born may 10 , 1957 -rrb- 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 , behind only bode miller and lindsey vonn .
born in yakima , washington , phil and his twin brother steve -lrb- four minutes younger -rrb- 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 -lrb- 1981 , 1982 , and 1983 -rrb- .
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 vancouver 2010 torch across the border at the blaine-surrey peace arch .
