Lindy Cochran
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 20 | 20 | 8 | — | not run |
— | not run |
| 1975 | 21 | 39 | 25 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 11 | — | — |
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).
Race top tens
| 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 |
See also
References
- ^ Lloyd, Barbara (March 17, 1998). "Gordon Cochran, 74, ski coach and operator of a Vermont lift". New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ Essman Franz, Janet. "Higher Education". Business People - Vermont. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ Pennington, Bill (January 23, 2013). "Short hillside's long legacy". New York Times.
- ^ Temple, Wick (February 11, 1976). "U.S. medal quest halts". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. p. 41.
- ^ "Rosi misses 3-gold bid". Deseret News. UPI. February 13, 1976. p. 1D.
- ^ Wulf, Steve (2015-03-23). "Supersisters: Original Roster". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ Pugh, Pete (December 1, 2013). "Raised in Vermont by ski racing luminaries, Jessica Kelley was born to race". Ski Racing. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
External links
- Lindy Cochran at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Lindy Cochran World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Lindy Cochran at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Lindy Cochran at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- University of Vermont Athletics Hall of Fame – Lindy Cochran – skiing – inducted 1992
- - Vermont Sports Hall of Fame Bio
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