Barbara Cochran

Barbara Cochran

— Alpine skier —
Disciplines	Slalom, Giant Slalom
Born	(1951-01-04) January 4, 1951 Claremont, New Hampshire
Height	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
World Cup debut	March 1968 (age 17)
Retired	March 1974 (age 23)
Website	sportssuccesscoaching.com
Olympics
Teams	1 – (1972)
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	3 – (1970, 1972, 1974)       includes Olympics
Medals	2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	6 – (1969–74)
Wins	3 – (2 SL, 1 GS)
Podiums	18 – (11 SL, 7 GS)
Overall titles	0 – (5th in 1970)
Discipline titles	0 – (2nd in SL, 1970)
Medal record Women’s alpine skiing Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 1972 Sapporo Slalom World Championships Silver 1970 Val Gardena Slalom

Barbara Ann Cochran (born January 4, 1951) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States.

Born in Claremont, New Hampshire, Cochran was the second of four siblings of the famous "Skiing Cochrans" family of Richmond, Vermont, which has operated a small ski area in their backyard since 1961. Her father, Gordon "Mickey" Cochran, was a longtime coach, coaching youngsters of the Smuggler's Notch Ski Club, the University of Vermont Ski Team, and the U.S. Ski Team. The family has placed several generations of athletes on the U.S Ski Team: three-time national champion sister Marilyn, Barbara Ann, nine-time national champion brother Bob, and two-time national champion sister Lindy. The family's next generation includes niece Jessica Kelley, nephews Jimmy Cochran, Roger Brown, Tim Kelley, Robby Kelley, and son, Ryan Cochran-Siegle.

Cochran now lives in her home in Starksboro, working hard on her own business, Golden Opportunities in Sports, Business, and Life, which teaches people how to handle the pressures of competition, work, academics, and any other obstacles that life throws at you. She is also working on a book that should soon be up and running. Cochran was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1976, later joined by siblings Marilyn (1978) and Bob (2010). She was also inducted into the recently established Vermont Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

Career highlights

• Gold medal in slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan
  • won by 0.02 seconds, the smallest winning margin in Olympic history.
• Silver medal in slalom at the 1970 World Championships in Val Gardena, Italy
• Three (3) World Cup victories, 18 podiums, 45 top tens ^[1][2]
• Two-time U.S. national champion.

World Cup results

Season standings

Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

Race podiums

• 3 wins – (2 SL, 1 GS)
• 18 podiums – (11 SL, 7 GS)

World Championship results (Val Gardena, Italy) were included in the World Cup standings in 1970.

See also

• Skiing Cochrans

References

External links

• Barbara Cochran at the International Ski Federation
• FIS-Ski.com – World Cup season standings – Barbara Cochran
• Ski-db.com – results – Barbara Cochran
• Sports-Reference.com – Olympic results – Barbara Cochran
• Official website
• U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame – Barbara A. Cochran – inducted 1976
• Vermont Sports Hall of Fame – Barbara Ann Cochran – inducted 2013
• University of Vermont Athletics Hall of Fame – Barbara Ann Cochran – skiing – inducted 1988