There are thousands of males working as skiers in the world, but this list highlights only the most notable ones. Historic skiers have worked hard to become the best that they can be, so if you're a male aspiring to be a skier then the people below should give you inspiration.

1. Bode Miller of the USA

Bode Miller is one of only two male alpine skiers in history to win medals in all the four disciplines. His haul of six at Salt Lake City, ad Vancouver and Sochi includes Super-Combined gold in 2010. His ability to speak his mind, love of partying and failure to tow the US team line, and rebelling against the stereotypical all-American image of a sporting hero has got him into some hot scrapes with the US press over the years.

2. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden

Ingemar Stenmark is a former World Cup ski racer from Sweden. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish athletes ever and as the greatest slalom and giant slalom specialist of all time. He remains one of the greatest skiers of all time with 86 wins in international races. Stenmark retired in 1989.

3. Hermann Maier of Austria

Hermann Maier (born 7 December 1972) is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Nicknamed the "Herminator", Maier ranks among the greatest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup titles (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004), two Olympic gold medals (both in 1998), and three World Championship titles (1999: 2, and 2005). His 54 World Cup race victories – 24 super-G, 15 downhills, 14 giant slaloms, and 1 combined – rank third on the men's all-time list behind Ingemar Stenmark's 86 victories and Marcel Hirscher's 68 victories. As of 2013, he holds the record for the most points in one season by a male alpine skier, with 2000 points from the 2000 season. From 2000–2013 he also held the title of most points in one season by any alpine skier, until Tina Maze scored 2414 points in the 2013 season.

4. Kjetil Andre Aamodt of Norway

Kjetil Andre Aamodt is the other guy to win medals in all four disciplines and is one of the all-time greats. Who? I hear say? Fact is, unless you’re a World Cup fanatic from way back, you’ll find his name is not a household one. But the Norwegian, nicknamed Baby Shark, remains the most decorated skier of all time. He won no less than eight Olympic medals – four of them gold. What is more, he did this over four successive Games, winning Super G gold at Albertville in 1992 and finally again at Turin in 2006. Aamodt is also the youngest – and the oldest – competitor to win gold.

5. Jean-Claude Killy of France

Also known as Gillete, He was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the 1968 Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there. He also won the first two World Cup titles, in 1967 and 68. Gillete retired after the 1968 ski season.