| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1953-07-10) July 10, 1953 (age 71) |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| 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. Named to the U.S. Ski Team in 1970, Cochran competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and finished sixth in the slalom and 12th in the giant slalom. 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.
Cochran married Steve Kelley and all three of their children, Jessica (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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