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Born in Stumm , Austria, Eberharter made his debut in the World Cup event during the 1989-1990 season where he finished 32nd. Particularly successful in the downhill event, he progressed to finishing third in the 1997-1998 season and then runner-up in 2000-2001. His nemesis Hermann Maier was then involved in a motorcycle accident, and Eberharter went on to take the World Cup (overall) in 2002 and 2003.
Stephan has enjoyed success at the World Championships and Olympic Games as well. In 1991 in Saalbach, he won two gold medals in the Super-G and Combined events. Twelve years later at St. Moritz in 2003, he took gold in the Super-G event again. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, he finished second in the Giant Slalom, but went on to take gold in the same event at the 2002 Winter OlympicsThe XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Other candidate cities were Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; Sion, Switzerland; and Ostersund, Sweden. Highlights Prior to these Olympic Winter Games, a number of I. C memb in Salt Lake City.