MAHRE VS. MILLERPhil Mahre was long considered the undisputed king of Alpine ski racing in the United States, before Bode Miller came along and muddied the argument. A look at their achievements:ACCOMPLISHMENT MAHRE MILLEROlympic gold medals 1 0Olympic medals 2 3World Cup winsx 27 32World Cup overall titles 3 2World Cup discipline titles(ASTERISK) 7 6World championships(ASTERISK) 1 4
By Craig Hill, McClatchy Newspapers
WHISTLER, British Columbia In their own ways, Bode Miller and Phil Mahre say their careers can’t and shouldn’t be compared.
“Did they even have TV back then,” Miller said when asked if he’d ever seen footage of Mahre.
Mahre was driving back to Yakima, Wash., from Vancouver on Monday afternoon when he learned Miller had won a bronze in the downhill setting a U.S. Alpine standard with three Olympic medals.