Steve Podborski

Stephen Gregory "Steve" Podborski (born July 25, 1957) is a former World Cup and Olympic downhill skier from Canada.

Career

Born in Toronto, Podborski grew up in the Don Mills community and started skiing at the age of three. He joined the Canadian alpine ski team in 1973 and joined the World Cup Tour in 1974. He was a member of the Crazy Canucks and won the downhill bronze medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics. In 1981–82, he became the first North American to win the Alpine skiing World Cup downhill skiing championship. In total, he won eight Alpine skiing World Cup downhill races, including the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbühel, which he won twice. In 34 more races, he finished in the top 10. He retired in 1984 at age 26.

In 1982, Podborski was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1985, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1987, the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in 1988, and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

Podborski is on the organizing committee of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, responsible for international relations; he also works as a sports newscaster in Salt Lake City. He worked as a commentator for NBC during their 2006 coverage of the Winter Olympics in Torino, covering multiple skiing events, including aerials.

He was previously married to Ann Rohmer. Steve Podborski currently works for Telus in Vancouver and Whistler as Director of Sports Marketing.