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February 18, 2010 at 5:47 PM

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A look at past U.S. alpine medalists

Posted by Ron Judd

Julia Mancuso's third medal, the first such distinction for an American woman, brings to mind other U.S. Olympic alpine history. Bode Miller achieved the same three-medal mark for men in last week's men's downhill.

Here's a look at prior medalists, in no particular order. Apologies in advance if we left someone out:

Men:
Bill Johnson, gold, downhill, 1984, Sarjajevo
Phil Mahre, silver, slalom, Lake Placid 1980; gold slalom Sarajevo, 1984
Steve Mahre, silver, slalom, Sarajevo 1984
Tommy Moe, gold, downhill and silver, Super-G, Lillehammer, 1994
Billy Kidd, silver, slalom, 1964 Innsbruck
Jimmy Huega, bronze, slalom, 1964 Innsbruck
Ted Ligety, gold, combined, 2006 Turin
Bode Miller, silver, giant slalom and silver, combined, Salt Lake City 2002; bronze, downhill, 2010 Vancouver


Women:
Gretchen Fraser, gold, slalom; silver, combined, 1948 St. Mortiz;
Andrea Mead Lawrence, gold, slalom and gold, giant slalom, 1952 Oslo
Betsy Snite, silver, slalom, 1964 Squaw Valley
Jean Saubert , bronze, slalom and silver, giant slalom, 1964 Innsbruck
Barbara Cochran, gold, slalom, 1972 Sapporo
Penny Pitou, silver, downhill and silver, giant slalom, 1960 Squaw Valley
Susan Corrock, bronze, downhill, 1972 Sapporo
Cindy Nelson, bronze, downhill, 1976 Innsbruck
Debbie Armstrong, gold, giant slalom, 1984 Sarajevo
Christin Cooper, silver, giant slalom, 1984 Sarajevo
Diann Roffe, silver, giant slalom, 1992 Albertville, and gold, Super-G, 1994 Lillehammer
Hilary Lindh, silver, downhill, 1992 Albertville
Picabo Street, silver, downhill, 1994 Lillehammer and gold, Super-G, 1998 Nagano
Lindsey Vonn, gold , downhill, 2010 Vancouver
Julia Mancuso, gold, giant slalom, Turin 2006; silver, combined and silver, downhill, 2010 Vancouver


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