Lindy Cochran

American alpine skier

Linda Lorraine "Lindy" Cochran Kelley (born July 10, 1953) be former World Cup alpine ski racer wey komot de United States.[1]

Lindy Cochran
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenUnited States Edit
Name wey dem give amLindy Edit
Family nameCochran Edit
Ein date of birth10 July 1953 Edit
Place dem born amRichmond Edit
SiblingBob Cochran, Marilyn Cochran, Barbara Cochran Edit
Ein occupationalpine skier Edit
Educate forUniversity of Vermont Edit
Sportalpine skiing Edit
Participant insyd1976 Winter Olympics Edit
Award e receiveVermont Sports Hall of Fame Edit

Cochran be de youngest of four siblings of de "Skiing Cochrans" family of Richmond, Vermont, whose parents build den operate ski hill for dema back yard.[2][3][4] Dem name am to de U.S. Ski Team insyd 1970, Cochran compete insyd de 1976 Winter Olympics for Innsbruck insyd wey she fini sixth insyd de slalom[5] den 12th insyd de giant slalom.[6] She fini 14th insyd slalom for de World Championships insyd 1974 for St. Moritz, Switzerland. Cochran compete for de World Cup circuit insyd de mid-1970s, then she attend de University of Vermont insyd Burlington den she race give de Catamounts. Insyd 1979, na dem produce den distribute de Supersisters trading card set; one of de cards feature Cochran ein name den picture.[7]

Cochran marry Steve Kelley wey all three of dema kiddies, Jessica[8] (b. 1982) Tim (b. 1986), den Robby (b. 1990), race for de U.S. Ski Team.

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant

Slalom

Super G Downhill Combined
1974 20 20 8 not

run

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run

1975 21 39 25
1976 22 20 14 11

Na dem award points give top ten finishes per (spy scoring system).

Race top tens

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  • 1 podium (1 SL)
  • 7 top tens (5 SL, 2 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
1974 8 Jan 1974 Les Gets, France Slalom 2nd
16 Jan 1974   Les Diablerets, Switzerland Slalom 8th
1975 29 Jan 1975 St. Gervais, France Slalom 7th
1976 4 Dec 1975 Val-d'Isère, France Giant slalom 4th
11 Dec 1975 Aprica, Italy Slalom 6th
12 Jan 1976   Les Diablerets, Switzerland Slalom 5th
5 Mar 1976 Copper Mountain, CO, USA Giant slalom 8th

References

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  1. "Vermont Sports Hall of Fame > Lindy Cochran Kelley". www.vermontsportshall.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  2. Lloyd, Barbara (March 17, 1998). "Gordon Cochran, 74, ski coach and operator of a Vermont lift". New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  3. Essman Franz, Janet. "Higher Education". Business People - Vermont. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  4. Pennington, Bill (January 23, 2013). "Short hillside's long legacy". New York Times.
  5. Temple, Wick (February 11, 1976). "U.S. medal quest halts". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. p. 41.
  6. "Rosi misses 3-gold bid". Deseret News. UPI. February 13, 1976. p. 1D.
  7. Wulf, Steve (2015-03-23). "Supersisters: Original Roster". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  8. Pugh, Pete (December 1, 2013). "Raised in Vermont by ski racing luminaries, Jessica Kelley was born to race". Ski Racing. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
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