European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 22, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 skiing still Mahre twins meal ticket b Nicholas  Yakima Wash. A1 four years after winning Gold and Silver medals Al the 19x4 Winter ohm pics and retiring shortly after Phil Ami sinc Mahre air still lining to get away from the ski slopes. Hut the greatest slalom racers in . History know that skiing is still their meal Liekfet even though they re no longer threading gales at 80 Mph. The twins now 30, spend Lime on skis each year to fulfil their endorsement personal appearance and ski Camp commitments bul not for pleasure. I ski 40 to 50 Days a year and most of it is Busi Ness said Phil who won the Gold medal in slalom at the 1984 Sarajevo olympics. I wish i could take a whole year and not ski at All. But i know that will never  "1 might ski 10 Days a year if i had a Choice echoed Steve who is four no nuts younger than his brother an who finished second in the slalom at Sarajevo by a cat iwo ten los of a second. During their competitive prime Steve said the skied about 250 Days per year. The Yakima residents who grew up on the slopes of the nearby White pass ski area have never made a secret of their lost interest in skiing. I just Don t have the mental desire to do it any More Phil said. They d rather pursue their new Hobby of Auto Rac ing or their various business interests than strap boards o their feet they said recently in separate interviews. But neither has any doubt they could still perform Ata world class level. Thai s Why when the . Ski team approached them last year about coming out of retirement for the 1988 Calgary olympics the marcs offered to do so Only if they were guaranteed $1 million in endorse ments and related payments. We threw it out with the Hope they would t meet it Steve said noting the twins have lost the competitive fire for ski racing and feared tarnishing their image. Although ski racing is an Amateur sport athletes can receive funds from sponsors through their National federations. The funds must be placed into trusts but athletes can withdraw funds to meet living  in their prime the Brothers have estimated their combined earnings at about $750,000 per year. If i came Back it would be for personal monetary gain Steve said. It s no wonder the ski team covets he marcs. No . Male skier has won the world c up since Phil claimed his third Overall title in 1983. And none has won a world championship ski race since Steve won giant slalom in 1982. The Mahres serve on the Hoard of trustees of the . Ski team and help with fund raising. The Outlook for the 1988 . Men s team is no particularly Bright Steve said. Realistically 1 Don t feel too Many . Kids can win medals this time Steve said adding that a top five finish by an american male in any event would be considered Good. While the Mahres won t be competing they d like to attend the olympics As commentators for a c  far they have been rebuffed. We be talked with Abc and its real doubtful said Phil. The network is Happy with Long time ski analyst Bob Beaulic. Said spokesman Jer Tolvin in new York. The marcs Don t need the Money even though twins Phil left and Steve Mahre shown in 1982 no longer race bul they Are Busy with other ski commitments. Their 4-year-old ski apparel business. Two pronounced twin corp. Lost about $300,000 last year despite sales of $750,000, Phil said. It s questionable where two will be one year or five years from now Steve said. The Brothers still earn $50,000 a year each for promotional work for k-2 ski corp. They also endorse other ski equipment and make personal appearances. In addition they run six five Day ski training sem Inars at the Mahre training Center in Keystone. Colo., where people pay about $400 for instruction. We try to ski half a Day with every student there Phil said. Steve recently returned from Italy where he did some announcing on a world cup event for esp. He said he would like to pursue broadcasting further especially if it involved sports other than skiing. The Brothers were Horn in Yakima and have lived in the area most of their lives. Their father is the Moun Tain manager at White pass. Phil lives in an imposing Glass and Wood House the twins built above the Yakima River Canyon with his wife and two children. Steve lives in a More modest Home in a suburb jus outside of town. He cares for his son 3, and daughter 6, on alternating weeks with his wife Debbie who has filed for divorce. Both admit that their interest is skiing May be re kindled As their children take up the sport. More rewarding than anything is watching my kids ski said Phil who has a 5-year-old daughter and a 3 year old son. "1 like to go out and show them  Phil won the Gold the same Day his son. Alexander was born in the United states. It was that rather than the medal that moved him to Lears at the piss Confer ence after his performance. A desire 10 be closer to family and nut of the Lime Light prompted their retirement a month alter the olympics. The Mahres. Who Long bristled at the Type of the olympics compared to the lesser attention paid the world cup races remain unimpressed with their olympic medals. The Only thing the olympic medal did that Ihre world cup lilies did t do is. Make More people aware of me and my  i Hil said. Steve s medal is currently on display Ai the Nords trom department store Branch in Yakima. Which Sells two apparel Steve said. Other times he keeps ii in a drawer. But there is no doubt that the upcoming olympics have renewed interest in the accomplishments of the marcs. There Are increased demands on our time and More people Are getting in touch with  Steve  were the last people to win medals in that  mountaineers gain final v1cenza, Italy the wild Fleck in mountaineers gained the final of the Vicenza Christmas basketball tournament defeating Aviano 73-67 monday to Bounce the eagles into the loser s bracket. The seventh army training come s mountaineers the Only Ger Many based quintet in the men s Field Here led 37-25 at halftime and upped their margin to is Points Midway through the second half the eagles rallied to within Fie Isle in the con test but were unable to sustain their come from Beliinda bul. Myron Lee scored is Points. Lorn Brooks 16 and Juan Cunningham 10for wild Flucken which is unbeaten in the tourney and will play in tuesday s 1 30 . Championship contest. Aviano was paced by John Levinton s16 Points Kevin mavs 13, Gene Mccray s 12 and Mike Malone s 11. The eagles were to play the 167th signal in later monday night for the Ngallo play the mountaineers. Mark Stevens scored 28 Points As 167th signal easily trounced the 69ih ordnance in 8i-db in monday s other afternoon contest. The it 7th led 47-2 at halftime. Anthony junes tallied 17 for the losers. E. Germany enters games Berlin a East Germany a sports powerhouse joined soviet bloc ally Hungary monday m announcing thai it will participate in the 1988 summer olym Pic games in Seoul South Korea. Willi Daume a West German vice president of the International olympic committee said the official announce ments by the iwo communist countries indicated other soviet allies also would Send teams to Sci jul. I am sure now that All East european countries ill participate in Seoul games Daumec said. The Fri dial deadline for accepting , is to the olympics is Jan. 17. There has been concern that so let allies might Boycott the i9ss olympics if communist North Korea is not Given the right to stage some olympic events. East Germany one of the most powerful Spons nations joined in the soviet bloc Boycott of the 1984 olympics in los an Geles. All soviet bloc countries except to mania stayed away from los Angeles. An sports  i m football Dallas .11 i us Angeles rams. 10 Jit . Lui sea Lik Hyed. Kedio collide football All american bowl Brighum Younis. Virginia 2