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  1. 1Toni SailerToni SailerBorn 17 Nov 1935Downhill, giant slalom and slalom. At Cortina in 1956 the Austrian won all three alpine golds, the first skier to do so, and by large margins. At a time when the same skis and skiers raced every event, he showed what complete control at speed and through gates looked like.0i
  2. 2Jean-Claude KillyJean-Claude KillyBorn 30 Aug 1943Downhill, giant slalom and slalom. Killy repeated Sailer's triple at Grenoble in 1968, though the slalom was decided after a disputed disqualification, and won the first two World Cup overall titles. His aggressive, sitting-back style helped define how skiers attacked both speed and technical…0i
  3. 3Annemarie Moser-PröllAnnemarie Moser-PröllBorn 27 Mar 1953Downhill and giant slalom. Moser-Pröll won six World Cup overall titles in the 1970s and Olympic downhill gold in 1980, with dozens of World Cup wins spread across speed and technical events. Her downhill dominance is well known, but her giant slalom record is what made her the decade's most…0i
  4. 4Pirmin ZurbriggenPirmin ZurbriggenBorn 4 Feb 1963All five disciplines. Zurbriggen won four World Cup overall titles between 1984 and 1990 and World Cup races in downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom and combined, then took Olympic downhill gold in 1988. At the 1987 World Championships in Crans-Montana he won both speed and technical medals, the…0i
  5. 5Marc GirardelliMarc GirardelliBorn 18 Jul 1963All five disciplines. Racing for Luxembourg after leaving the Austrian system, Girardelli won five World Cup overall titles, a men's record until Marcel Hirscher, and won races in every discipline. With a small family-run team, his range was a necessity as well as a strength.0i
  6. 6Petra KronbergerPetra KronbergerBorn 21 Feb 1969All five disciplines. Kronberger was the first woman to win World Cup races in all five disciplines, completing the set in the 1990–91 season, and won three straight overall titles plus Olympic slalom and combined gold in 1992. She retired at 23, which makes the breadth of her short career even…0
  7. 7Kjetil André AamodtKjetil André AamodtBorn 2 Sept 1971Super-G, combined and technical events. Aamodt won eight Olympic medals, including super-G gold in 1992, 2002 and 2006 and combined gold in 2002, plus world titles across speed and technical events. His smooth, efficient technique let him score in every discipline over a 15-year career.0i
  8. 8Hermann MaierHermann MaierBorn 7 Dec 1972Downhill, super-G and giant slalom. Days after his spectacular downhill crash at Nagano in 1998, Maier won super-G and giant slalom gold. He won four World Cup overall titles, the last in 2004 after returning from a near-fatal motorcycle accident, and his power on both speed and giant slalom…0i
  9. 9Janica KostelićJanica KostelićBorn 5 Jan 1982All five disciplines. At Salt Lake City in 2002 the Croatian won slalom, giant slalom and combined gold plus super-G silver, and she added combined gold in 2006. She won World Cup races in every discipline and three overall titles, despite repeated knee injuries.0i
  10. 10Anja PärsonAnja PärsonBorn 25 Apr 1981All five disciplines. Pärson became the first skier to win world championship gold in all five individual events, completing the set with downhill in 2007, and won Olympic slalom gold in 2006. She started as a technical specialist and built herself into a downhiller, the reverse of the usual path.0i