Lindy Cochran Explained

Lindy Cochran
Country:United States -->
Disciplines:Alpine skiing
Birth Date:10 July 1953

Linda Lorraine "Lindy" Cochran Kelley (born July 10, 1953) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.

Cochran is the youngest of four siblings of the "Skiing Cochrans" family of Richmond, Vermont, whose parents built and operated a ski hill in their back yard.[1] [2] [3] Named to the U.S. Ski Team in 1970, Cochran competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and finished sixth in the slalom[4] and 12th in the giant slalom.[5] She finished 14th in slalom at the World Championships in 1974 at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Cochran competed on the World Cup circuit in the mid-1970s, then attended the University of Vermont in Burlington and raced for the Catamounts. In 1979, the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Cochran's name and picture.[6]

Cochran married Steve Kelley and all three of their children, Jessica [7] (b. 1982) Tim (b. 1986), and Robby (b. 1990), raced on the U.S. Ski Team.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
20 20 8 not
run
not
run
21 39 25
22 20 14 11
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

Race top tens

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
19748 Jan 19742nd
16 Jan 1974Slalom 8th
197529 Jan 1975 St. Gervais, France Slalom 7th
19764 Dec 1975 Val-d'Isère, France 4th
11 Dec 1975Slalom 6th
12 Jan 1976   Les Diablerets, Switzerland Slalom 5th
5 Mar 1976Giant slalom 8th

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Notes and References

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