Susan Corrock Explained

Susan Corrock
Disciplines:Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, Combine
Club:Sun Valley (ID) Ski Club
Birth Date:30 November 1951
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height:5 ft 4 in
Wcdebut:1970
Retired:1973
Website:susieluby.com
Olympicteams:1 - (1972)
Olympicmedals:1
Olympicgolds:0
Worldsteams:1 - (1972 Olympics)
Worldsmedals:1
Worldsgolds:0
Wcseasons:4 - (1970 - 73)
Wcpodiums:0
Wcoveralls:0 - (19th in 1972)
Wctitles:0 - (7th in DH, 1972)
Show-Medals:yes

Susan Corrock Luby (born November 30, 1951) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team in the early 1970s. Talented in all three disciplines, she had 16 top ten finishes in World Cup competition: 8 in downhill, 2 in giant slalom, and 6 in slalom.

Born in Seattle, Washington, Corrock skied as a youth at [Crysral Mountain] and later trained in Ketchum, Idaho at Sun Valley. She made her World Cup debut in January 1970 at the age of 18. Two years later, she won the bronze medal in the downhill at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, the only podium of her international career.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] She later finished ninth in the slalom event, won by teammate Barbara Cochran; three Americans placed in the top ten. Corrock competed on the World Cup circuit for four seasons, retiring after the 1973 season at the age of 21.

In the real estate business, Corrock lived in Vail, Colorado, in the 1980s and later relocated to Spokane, Washington, with husband Bob Luby and their two children.[6]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Downhill
18 30 21
19 24 22 23 11
20 19 17 7
21 35 27 21
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

Top ten finishes

SeasonDateLocationRacePlace
1970 13 Jan 1970 Slalomalign=center 8th
1 Mar 1970 Slalom 8th
1971 4 Jan 1971 Slalom 9th
13 Feb 1971 Mt. Ste. Anne, QC, Canada Slalom 9th
18 Feb 1971 6th
19 Feb 1971 Downhill 10th
26 Feb 1971 Heavenly Valley, CA, USA 9th
14 Mar 1971 Giant slalom 10th
1972 18 Dec 1971 Slalom align=center 5th
12 Jan 1972 Bad Gastein, Austria Downhill align=center 10th
18 Jan 1972 Downhill align=center 8th
1972 Winter Olympics
25 Feb 1972 Crystal Mtn, WA, USA Downhill align=center 8th
26 Feb 1972 Downhill align=center 5th
1973 16 Jan 1973    Grindelwald, Switzerland Downhill align=center 9th
25 Jan 1973 Downhill align=center 9th
2 Feb 1973 Schruns, Austria Slalom align=center 10th

Olympic results

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: U.S. takes a bronze in Olympics. Rochester Sentinel. Associated Press. February 5, 1972. 6.
  2. News: Photo: A Medalist. Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. February 5, 1972. 4.
  3. News: Idaho gal medals . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . February 5, 1972 . 11.
  4. News: Idaho skier wins first U.S. Olympic medal . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon) . UPI . February 5, 1972 . 6.
  5. News: Games of the rainbow . Sports Illustrated . Johnson . William . February 14, 1972 . 12.
  6. News: Olympic bronze a hidden memory for downhill skier. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Free. Cathy. February 18, 1994. B1.