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Your cart is empty.This great photo of Spider Sabich pro racing, was taken by John Terence Turner Although Spider's birth name was Vladimir Peter Sabich, Jr. he was known all of his short life as Spider. As a member of the U.S. Ski Team in the late 1960s, Sabich skied on the World Cup circuit for its first four seasons. Spider competed at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics and finished fifth in the slalom. His sole World Cup victory came two months later in April, a slalom at Heavenly Valley at South Lake Tahoe, just east of his hometown of Kyburz. He finished 8th in the slalom standings for the 1968 season and was the U.S. downhill champion. In total Sabich had 18 top ten finishes in Olympic and World Cup competitions. Sabich turned professional after the 1970 season, and was the pro ski racing champion in 1971 & 1972.