Steven Lee (born August 6, 1962 in Falls Creek) is an Australian alpine skier. He competed in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics, and had a competitive career lasting just on 25 years. He is the second of only 3 Australians ever to claim victory on the Alpine World Cup circuit. He has also done sports commentating for channels 7, 9 and 10, co-owns Chill Factor magazine, and is a national selector and president of Falls Creek Race Club. He has worked in movies with Roger Moore and Jackie Chan.
Lee has been the television host and commentator, especially in winter sports.
His most recent major event was the 2006 Winter Olympics. Paired with Bruce McAvaney for alpine, and Matt White for freestyle, they called all the skiing events, including Dale Begg-Smith's gold medal performance in mogul skiing.
His other TV work includes the 98 Nagano Olympics, 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics and the 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 alpine and freestyle world championships.
He was host and commentator of 200 plus White Circus TV shows airing on the Seven Network from 1999 to 2002, covering all FIS (Federation of international ski) events, alpine, freestyle, snowboard and ski jumping.
He commentated the 2000 Australian Mountain Bike Champs.
He has also been a consultant on other winter sport coverage.
Lee is co editor/owner of Chill Factor Ski magazine www.chillfactor.com. Previous to Chillfactor, he was a contributing writer for all ski magazine publications over the last 20 years. He is co owner and editor of www.surfingworld.com.au.
Lee did stunt work for Jackie Chan film First Strike, produced at Falls Creek, as a lead stunt skier and snowmobiler.
He did stunt ski work for Willy Bogner's James Bond spoof Fire Ice & Dynamite.
RAP Films feature skier for movies Skiers Dream, Into the snow zone & Return to the snow zone.
World Cup, 1981-92
3 X Olympian,84, 88,92
6 X World Champs
US Pro Tour 1993 -95
King of the Mountain Downhill series 1996-7
medal winners. With results of 3rd, 2nd, 2nd and 1st in the finals team Commonwealth (made up Martin Bell of Great Britain and Steve) took out the coveted International team cup.
King of the Mountain Downhill series, 1997-8
Endurance racing
Biography of World Cup, World Champ and Olympic results.
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