Phil Mahre - Chronology
wins ski racing slalom
| 1957 |
Born May 10, in White Pass, Washington |
| 1972 |
Joins U.S. Ski Team |
| 1980 |
Wins Olympic silver medal in slalom |
| 1981-83 |
Wins three consecutive overall World Cup titles |
| 1984 |
Wins Olympic gold medal in slalom |
| 1984 |
Retires from World Cup racing, returns to Yakima, Washington |
| 1984 |
With brother Steve, starts a ski apparel business |
| 1987 |
With Steve, begins driving race cars |
| 1988 |
Crashes car in 24 Hours of Daytona Race |
| 1988 |
Returns to competitive skiing in order to finance car racing |
| 1990 |
Wins eight-race American City series in Sports 2000 class |
| 1991 |
Begins racing on GT-2 circuit for Trans Am cars |
| 1991 |
Wins overall Plymouth Super Series Slalom; retires from ski competition |
| 1992-present |
Coaches young racers in U.S. ski program |
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