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Lindy Cochran

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Lindy Cochran
Personal information
Born (1953-07-10) July 10, 1953 (age 71)
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesAlpine skiing

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

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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
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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lloyd, Barbara (March 17, 1998). "Gordon Cochran, 74, ski coach and operator of a Vermont lift". New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Essman Franz, Janet. "Higher Education". Business People - Vermont. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Pennington, Bill (January 23, 2013). "Short hillside's long legacy". New York Times.
  4. ^ Temple, Wick (February 11, 1976). "U.S. medal quest halts". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. p. 41.
  5. ^ "Rosi misses 3-gold bid". Deseret News. UPI. February 13, 1976. p. 1D.
  6. ^ Wulf, Steve (2015-03-23). "Supersisters: Original Roster". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  7. ^ 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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