(Mar. 30, 1960 – Jan. 21, 2016) Bill Johnson grew up in Sandy, Oregon and skied Mount Hood. He was the first American to win a World Cup downhill, and also the first American Ranked No. 1 in the F.I.S. men’s downhill. He captured a gold medal in the downhill in the 1984 winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

During his career he won the European Cup downhill and combined the Aspen World Cup downhill, and the Whistler World Cup downhill, and was U.S. National downhill champion twice, before turning professional in 1990.