▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁ ´ fin ished ▁ 4 9 th ▁in ▁the ▁Down hill ▁Race ▁at ▁St . ▁Anton ▁am ▁Ar l berg . ▁He ▁gained ▁his ▁first ▁World ▁Cup ▁points ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁by ▁capt uring ▁ 1 0 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Al pine ▁Com b ined ▁at ▁G arm isch - Part enk ir chen , ▁and ▁that ▁December , ▁he ▁achieved ▁his ▁first ▁pod ium ▁in ▁( Gi ant ▁Sl alom ▁at ▁S est iere , ▁Italy ). ▁In ▁a ▁down hill ▁race ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁at ▁Fur ano , ▁Japan , ▁he ▁broke ▁two ▁verte bra e ▁and ▁missed ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Was me ier ▁won ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nine ▁World ▁Cup ▁races , ▁starting ▁with ▁two ▁vict ories ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁in ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁and ▁Super - G ▁events ▁at ▁Mor z ine , ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁surprising ▁result ▁of ▁double ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁for ▁Was me ier ▁at ▁age ▁thirty ▁gained ▁him ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁" S ports man ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁in ▁Germany , ▁ ▁World ▁Cup ▁results ▁ ▁Season ▁stand ings ▁ ▁Season ▁titles ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁races ▁ 9 ▁wins ▁( 2 ▁D H , ▁ 6 ▁S G , ▁ 1 ▁K ) ▁ ▁World ▁championship ▁results ▁ ▁Olympic ▁results ▁ ▁After ▁racing ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁compet itive