James Peter Patterson (born January 4, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer for the United States, from Sun Valley, Idaho.

At the time, he tied for the best finish by an American male in an Olympic downhill (with Bill Beck in 1952).

[1][2] Two years earlier at the 1978 World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany, Patterson was the bronze medalist in the combined event.

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

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