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USA ALPINE SKIING OLYMPIC HISTORY US Olympic History: The United States has competed in Alpine skiing at every Olympic Winter Games at which the sport has been on the Olympic Program, which is since 1936. The first great USA Alpine skiing Olympian was Gretchen Fraser, who won two medals at the 1948 St. Moritz Games, with a slalom gold and a combined silver. She was followed by Andrea Mead-Lawrence who starred at the 1952 Oslo Games, winning two gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom. No Americans won medals in 1956 but in 1960 at Squaw Valley, Penny Pitou won two silver medals in downhill and giant slalom, with Betsy Snite winning the slalom silver medal. Through 1960, no American man had won a medal with the best finish to that date a 4th- place by Tom Corcoran in the 1960 giant slalom. American men finally broke through to win Alpine skiing Olympic medals in 1964 at Innsbruck when Billy Kidd and Jimmy Heuga placed 2-3 in the slalom on the last day of the Games. It would be another 16 years before a US man won a medal in Alpine, when Phil Mahre took silver in the slalom at Lake Placid. But American women continued to win medals, with Jean Saubert winning a silver and a bronze in 1964, and in 1972, Barbara Cochran won gold in the slalom while Susie Corrock got the downhill bronze. In 1976 at Innsbruck, Cindy Nelson came through for a downhill bronze medal. American men continued on the medal podium in 1984, when Bill Johnson won the downhill, and Phil Mahre and his twin brother, Steve, went 1-2 in the slalom. Johnson’s downhill gold medal would be repeated by Tommy Moe at Lillehammer in 1994, who also won silver that year in the giant slalom. The 2000s have been the era of Bode Miller and Ted Ligety among the men, and Julia Mancuso and Lindsay Vonn among the women. Miller won two silver medals in 2002 and a full set of medals in 2010 and with five Alpine medals, is at the top of the US list. Ligety won the combined gold medal at Torino in 2006. Vonn won the women’s downhill at Vancouver in 2010, adding a bronze medal in Super G. She is surpassed in Olympic medals, however, by Mancuso, who won the giant slalom in 2006 and won two silver medals at Vancouver, in the combined and downhill. Alpine Skiing Olympic Program Event Class 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Games Alpine Combined M x x x x x x x x 8 Super Combined M x x 2 Downhill M x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 18 Slalom M x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 18 Giant Slalom M x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 17 Super Giant Slalom M x x x x x x x x 8 Alpine Combined F x x x x x x x x 8 Super Combined F x x 2 Downhill F x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 18 Slalom F x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 18 Giant Slalom F x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 17 Super Giant Slalom F x x x x x x x x 8 Totals M 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 71 Totals F 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 71 Totals All 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 142 US Alpine Skiing Competitors by Year Year Site Men Women Both 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 4 4 8 1948 St. Moritz 7 6 13 1952 Oslo 7 5 12 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 6 5 11 1960 Squaw Valley 8 6 14 1964 Innsbruck 6 6 12 1968 Grenoble 7 6 13 1972 Sapporo 7 6 13 1976 Innsbruck 8 6 14 1980 Lake Placid 7 6 13 1984 Sarajevo 5 6 11 1988 Calgary 9 8 17 1992 Albertville 11 9 20 1994 Lillehammer 10 12 22 1998 Nagano 12 10 22 2002 Salt Lake City 11 11 22 2006 Torino 8 9 17 2010 Vancouver 10 10 20 Gross Totals 143 131 274 1 Olympic Winter Games 61 51 112 2 Olympic Winter Games 23 20 43 3 Olympic Winter Games 8 12 20 4 Olympic Winter Games 3 1 4 Actual Totals 95 84 179 Most Medals, Men 5 Bode Miller 2 Phil Mahre 2 Tommy Moe 1 Bill Johnson 1 Ted Ligety 1 Billy Kidd 1 Steve Mahre 1 Jimmy Heuga 1 Andrew Weibrecht Most Gold Medals, Men 1 Bode Miller 1 Phil Mahre 1 Tommy Moe 1 Bill Johnson 1 Ted Ligety Most Medals, Women 3 Julia Mancuso 2 Andrea Mead-Lawrence 2 Gretchen Fraser 2 Diann Roffe 2 Picabo Street 2 Lindsey Vonn 2 Penny Pitou 2 Jean Saubert 1 Debbie Armstrong 1 Barbara Cochran 1 Christin Cooper 1 Hilary Lindh 1 Betsy Snite 1 Susie Corrock 1 Cindy Nelson Most Gold Medals, Women 2 Andrea Mead-Lawrence 1 Julia Mancuso 1 Gretchen Fraser 1 Diann Roffe 1 Picabo Street 1 Lindsey Vonn 1 Debbie Armstrong 1 Barbara Cochran Most Medals, Games, Men 3 Bode Miller (2010) 2 Tommy Moe (1994) 2 Bode Miller (2002) Most Gold Medals, Games, Men 1 Phil Mahre (1984) 1 Bill Johnson (1984) 1 Tommy Moe (1994) 1 Ted Ligety (2006) 1 Bode Miller (2010) Most Medals, Games, Women 2 Andrea Mead-Lawrence (1952) 2 Gretchen Fraser (1948) 2 Penny Pitou (1960) 2 Jean Saubert (1964) 2 Lindsey Vonn (2010) 2 Julia Mancuso (2010) Most Gold Medals, Games, Women 2 Andrea Mead-Lawrence (1952) 1 Gretchen Fraser (1948) 1 Barbara Cochran (1972) 1 Debbie Armstrong (1984) 1 Diann Roffe (1994) 1 Picabo Street (1998) 1 Julia Mancuso (2006) 1 Lindsey Vonn (2010) Most Appearances, Men 4 Bode Miller (1998/2002/2006/2010) 4 Casey Puckett (1992/1994/1998/2002) 4 A J Kitt (1988/1992/1994/1998) 3 Erik Schlopy (1994/2002/2006) 3 Daron Rahlves (1998/2002/2006) 3 Phil Mahre (1976/1980/1984) 3 Steve Mahre (1976/1980/1984) 3 Chip Knight (1998/2002/2006) 3 Matt Grosjean (1992/1994/1998) 3 Tommy Moe (1992/1994/1998) 3 Kyle Rasmussen (1992/1994/1998) Most Appearances, Women 4 Sarah Schleper (1998/2002/2006/2010) 3 Tamara McKinney (1980/1984/1988) 3 Andrea Mead-Lawrence (1948/1952/1956) 3 Cindy Nelson (1976/1980/1984) 3 Picabo Street (1994/1998/2002) 3 Kirsten Clark (1998/2002/2006) 3 Kristina Koznick (1998/2002/2006) 3 Lindsey Kildow-Vonn (2002/2006/2010) 3 Julia Mancuso (2002/2006/2010) 3 Hilary Lindh (1988/1992/1994) 3 Julie Parisien (1992/1994/1998) 3 Diann Roffe-Steinrotter (1988/1992/1994) 3 Heidi Voelker (1988/1992/1994) Youngest Competitor, USA, Men 18-275 Phil Mahre (1976-Giant Slalom, *10 May 1957) 18-275 Steve Mahre (1976-Giant Slalom, *10 May 1957) 18-280 P Mahre (1976-Slalom, *10 May 1957) 19-031 Pete Patterson (1976-Downhill, *4 January 1957) 19-137 Ni Orsi, Jr. (1964-Downhill, *14 September 1944) 19-148 Casey Puckett (1992-Giant Slalom, *22 September 1972) 19-152 Puckett (1992-Slalom, *22 September 1972) 19-154 A J Kitt (1988-Downhill, *13 September 1968) 19-155 Kitt (1988-Combined, *13 September 1968) 19-160 Kitt (1988-Super G, *13 September 1968) 19-197 Jim Barrier (1960-Giant Slalom, *7 August 1940) 19-200 Barrier (1960-Slalom, *7 August 1940) 19-292 David Currier (1972-Downhill, *20 April 1952) 19-294 Currier (1972-Giant Slalom, *20 April 1952) 19-337 Buddy Werner (1956-Giant Slalom, *26 February 1936) 19-339 Werner (1956-Slalom, *26 February 1936) 19-342 Werner (1956-Downhill, *26 February 1936) 19-357 Terry Palmer (1972-Slalom, *20 February 1952) Youngest Medalist, USA, Men 20-139 Jimmy Heuga (1964-Slalom, *22 September 1943) 20-301 Billy Kidd (1964-Slalom, *13 April 1943) 21-167 Ted Ligety (2006-Combined, *31 August 1984) 22-288 Phil Mahre (1980-Slalom, *10 May 1957) 23-322 Bill Johnson (1984-Downhill, *30 March 1960) Youngest Gold Medalist, USA, Men 21-167 Ted Ligety (2006-Combined, *31 August 1984) 23-322 Bill Johnson (1984-Downhill, *30 March 1960) 23-361 Tommy Moe (1994-Downhill, *17 February 1970) Oldest Competitor, USA, Men 33-183 Erik Schlopy (2006-Giant Slalom, *21 August 1972) 32-253 Daron Rahlves (2006-Giant Slalom, *12 June 1973) 32-251 Rahlves (2006-Super G, *12 June 1973) 32-245 Rahlves (2006-Downhill, *12 June 1973) 32-138 Bode Miller (2010-Slalom, *12 October 1977) 32-134 Miller (2010-Giant Slalom, *12 October 1977) 32-132 Miller (2010-Super Combined, *12 October 1977) 32-130 Miller (2010-Super G, *12 October 1977) 32-126 Miller (2010-Downhill, *12 October 1977) 31-045 Chip Knight (2006-Slalom, *11 January 1975) 30-044 Barney McLean (1948-Slalom, *23 December 1917) 30-041 McLean (1948-Downhill, *23 December 1917) 30-041 McLean (1948-Combined, *23 December 1917) 29-298 Marco Sullivan (2010-Super G, *27 April 1980) 29-294 Sullivan (2010-Downhill, *27 April 1980) 29-241 Kyle Rasmussen (1998-Super G, *20 June 1968) 29-238 Rasmussen (1998-Downhill, *20 June 1968) 29-186 Schlopy (2002-Slalom, *21 August 1972) 29-184 Schlopy (2002-Giant Slalom, *21 August 1972) 29-153 A J Kitt (1998-Downhill, *13 September 1968) 29-144 Casey Puckett (2002-Combined, *22 September 1972) 28-274 Jimmy Cochran (2010-Slalom, *29 May 1981) Oldest Medalist, USA, Men 32-132 Bode Miller (2010-Combined, *12 October 1977) 32-130 Miller (2010-Super G, *12 October 1977) 32-126 Miller (2010-Downhill, *12 October 1977) 26-285 Phil Mahre (1984-Slalom, *10 May 1957) 26-285 Steve Mahre (1984-Slalom, *10 May 1957) 24-132 Miller (2002-Giant Slalom, *12 October 1977) 24-124 Miller (2002-Combined, *12 October 1977) 24-009 Andrew Weibrecht (2010-Super G, *10 February 1986) 24-000 Tommy Moe (1994-Super G, *17 February 1970) 23-361 Moe (1994-Downhill, *17 February 1970) Oldest Gold Medalist, USA, Men 32-132 Bode Miller (2010-Combined, *12 October 1977) 26-285 Phil Mahre (1984-Slalom, *10 May 1957) 23-361 Tommy Moe (1994-Downhill, *17 February 1970) Youngest Competitor, USA, Women 15-288 Andrea Mead-Lawrence (1948-Downhill, *19 April 1932) 15-288 Mead-Lawrence (1948-Combined, *19 April 1932) 15-291 Mead-Lawrence (1948-Slalom, *19 April 1932) 16-170 Judy Nagel (1968-Slalom, *27 August 1951) 16-172 Nagel (1968-Giant Slalom, *27 August 1951) 17-038 Betsy Snite (1956-Giant Slalom, *20 December 1938) 17-111 Penny Pitou (1956-Giant Slalom, *8 October 1938) 17-114 Pitou (1956-Slalom, *8 October 1938) 17-116 Pitou (1956-Downhill, *8 October 1938) 17-119