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| show-medals = }} Stephen Gregory Podborski, (born July 25, 1957)〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/steve-podborski-1.html )〕 is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer. ==Racing career== Born in Toronto, Ontario, Podborski grew up in the Don Mills community and started skiing at the age of two and a half at Craigleith Ski Club in Craigleith, Ontario. He joined the Canadian alpine ski team in 1973 and made his Alpine Skiing Wolacid. In 1982, Podborski became the first North American to win the World Cup season title in the downhill. In total, he won eight World Cup downhill races, including the notorious Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel, Austria, which he won twice (1981-82). In 34 more races, he finished in the top 10. He retired following the 1984 season at age 26. Podborski was on the podium in World Cup races 20 times in approximately 100 races with 8 victories. Erik Guay is the only other Canadian to win a World Cup season title (Super-G, 2011) though with 5 World Cup career wins, 1 in Downhill. Ken Read came close to winning the World Cup Downhill title (downhill, 1980) finishing second. Steve Podborski was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/53-steve-podborski )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Podborski」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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