Penny McCoy

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Penny McCoy
Alpine skier
Disciplines Giant Slalom, Slalom
Club Mammoth Mountain (CA)
Born (1949-10-09) October 9, 1949 (age 72)
World Cup debutJanuary 1967 (age 17)
(inaugural season)
Retired1969 [1] (age 19)
Olympics
Teams0 – (alternate in 1968) [2]
World Championships
Teams1 – (1966)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons3 – (196769)
Podiums0
Overall titles0 - (13th in 1967)
Discipline titles0 - (9th in SL, 1967)
Medal record

Penny McCoy (born October 9, 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.

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At age 16, McCoy won the bronze medal in the women's slalom at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo, Chile, held in August. [3] [4] She had six top ten finishes in World Cup competition.

Shortly before the 1968 Olympics, McCoy and Sandy Shellworth [2] [5] were left off the U.S. team by head coach Bob Beattie, [6] [7] displaced by new arrivals Kiki Cutter and Judy Nagel. Shellworth did get to compete, as an injury replacement in the downhill, but McCoy did not. [8]

World Cup results

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1967 10 Jan 1967 Flag of Switzerland.svg Grindelwald, Switzerland Slalom 5th
26 Feb 1967 Flag of France.svg St. Gervais, France Slalom6th
28 Feb 1967 Giant Slalom 8th
12 Mar 1967 Flag of the United States.svg Franconia, USA Slalom5th
1968 25 Jan 1968 Flag of France.svg St. Gervais, FranceSlalom9th
24 Feb 1968 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway Giant Slalom10th

Personal

McCoy is the daughter of Dave McCoy (b. 1915), the founder of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in California in 1953. She and her five siblings were raised in nearby Bishop. McCoy is the sister of Dennis McCoy (b. 1945), who was also a World Cup racer. He finished 21st in the downhill at the 1968 Olympics. She was formerly married to stuntman Stan Barrett (b. 1943), stuntmen David Barrett and Stanton Barrett (b. 1972) are their sons.

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References

  1. "Schranz, Gabl stay on top". Bend Bulletin. United Press International. March 3, 1969. p. 9.
  2. 1 2 "Billy Kidd gives U.S. Ski Olympics hope". Times Tri-Citie (AL) Daily. United Press International. January 28, 1968. p. 10.
  3. Ottum, Bob (August 15, 1966). "Found: A Pretty Penny". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  4. "Penny McCoy takes third in slalom". The Day (New London, CT). Associated Press. August 5, 1966. p. 15.
  5. "Cutter name to team by Olympic ski coach". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. January 28, 1968. p. 4B.
  6. "Beattie ducks controversy; explains dropping McCoy". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 1, 1968. p. 13.
  7. "U.S. skiing castoff Penny McCoy dejected at missing big chance". St Joseph (MO) Gazette. Associated Press. February 14, 1968. p. 2B.
  8. "Slalom committee refuses U.S. bid for substitution". Sarasota Herald. Associated Press. February 15, 1968. p. 37.