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- Phil Mahre was the first
- United States skier to win
- a World Cup title, and the
- first to win an Olympic gold
- medal in Alpine skiing.
- (The World Cup is a series of international
- races that make up the winter sports
- season.)
-
- Phil and his twin brother, Steve, grew up in
- the Cascade Mountains in Washington. Both
- started skiing when they were very young.
- Phil went on to win seven U.S. champion-
- ships.
-
- About a year before the 1980 Olympics, Phil
- injured his left ankle. When he competed
- in the Olympic slalom, he still had a
- three-inch metal plate and four screws