The Blitz from Kitz was a formidable skier in all disciplines who then went on to make a career as singer – he recorded 18 albums – and as an actor. Toni Sailer takes third place on the podium for achieving the same extraordinary triple feat in 1956 at Cortina d’Ampezzo. He chaired the coordination committee for Turin 2006 and Sochi 2014, and has been an Honorary Member ever since. Where is he now? J-C is alive and well and was a member of the International Olympic Committee until 2014. He has worked as a ski instructor, actor, and racing driver. Later he gave his name to Killy ski clothing and skis, as well as Espace Killy – the former name of the combined ski area of Val d’Isere and Tignes. By using his enormous upper body strength he threw himself through the starting gate to give himself a distinct advantage over his fellow competitors. His controversial start technique cause a kerfuffle at the time. Jean-Claude Killy became the first ski hero to sweep the board in the then three alpine disciplines (Super-G came later) at Grenoble in 1968. Where is he now? He’s a sports commentator and life coach. Most famous quote: “Maybe I should have shaved…” after losing to Tommy Moe by 0.04 seconds on Norwegian soil in the Olympic Downhill at Lillehammer in 1994. Aamodt is also the youngest – and the oldest – competitor to win gold. What is more, he did this over four successive Games, winning Super G gold at Albertville in 1992 and finally again at Turin in 2006. He won no less than eight Olympic medals – four of them gold. But the Norwegian, nicknamed Baby Shark, remains the most decorated skier of all time. Who? I hear say? Fact is, unless you’re a World Cup fanatic from way back, you’ll find his name is not a household one. Kjetil Andre Aamodt is the other guy to win medals in all four disciplines and is one of the all-time greats.
He will be going to PyeongChang as an Alpine skiing analyst for NBC Olympics. He last raced at the February 2015 World Championships, severing a hamstring tendon in a super-G crash. Where is he now? He wrote a book, Bode: Go Fast, Be Good, Have Fun. Most famous quote: “My goal is to ski as fast as the natural universe will allow.” Nike’s advertising campaign for 2006 invited Americans to “Join Bode.” Washington Post sportswriter Sally Jenkins asked: “Where? At the bar?” His ability to speak his mind, love of partying and failure to tow the US team line, and rebelling against the stereotypical all-American image of a sporting hero has got him into some hot scrapes with the US press over the years. His haul of six at Salt Lake City, ad Vancouver and Sochi includes Super-Combined gold in 2010. Meanwhile, tell us who you think we’ve missed out.īode Miller is one of only two male alpine skiers in history to win medals in all the four disciplines. Here are the top men – with women to follow next. We’ve discussed this between us at Welove2ski, but here’s our definitive list.
So who are they, the greatest male alpine skiers of all time in the Olympic arena? These are the guys who either won the most medals or made the biggest international impact at the Winter Games. Bode Miller on the 2010 Winter Olympic Downhill.
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