Mahre won the silver medal in
slalom at the
1984 Winter Olympics in
Sarajevo, 0.21 seconds behind his brother. He won the gold medal in
giant slalom at the
1982 World Championships in
Schladming,
Austria. His best finish in the overall standings was third in
1982 and fourth in
1981 (brother Phil was the overall World Cup champion in
1981,
1982, and
1983). After nine seasons, the Mahre twins retired from the World Cup circuit following the
1984 season. Steve finished his career with 9 World Cup victories and 21 podiums. They would be honored with the
ceremonial first pitch at the
1984 Seattle Mariners season home opener. The book
No Hill Too Fast, written by the Mahre brothers, was published in 1985. ==World Cup results==