Lindy Cochran

Lindy Cochran

Personal information
Born	(1953-07-10) July 10, 1953 (age 72)
Occupation	Alpine skier
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplines	Alpine 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

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

• 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

See also

• Skiing Cochrans

References

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. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. 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.

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