After her father William died of cancer in Los Angeles, her mother Glenn moved the family of five children to Ketchum in the late 1960s. At the request of longtime friends Bill and Anne Janss, owners of Sun Valley, Mrs. Cooper founded the arts center for the resort in 1969. Anne Janss died in an avalanche accident near the resort in early 1973;[2] later that year Glenn Cooper and Bill Janss were married, with a combined family of eight children.[3]
Cooper's best season in international competition was in 1982, when she won three medals (two silvers and a bronze) at the World Championships at Haus im Ennstal, Austria. She also had three World Cup victories and placed third in the 1982 World Cup overall standings. The previous season, she finished fourth in the women's overall and second in slalom.
A downhill training crash in late January at Les Diablerets in Switzerland sidelined her for the remainder of the 1983 season. It resulted in a compression fracture in her left tibia just below the knee and required a bone graft from her hip.[8] Cooper returned to form the following season with five early podiums before the 1984 Winter Olympics, and then won the silver medal in the Olympic giant slalom, 0.40 seconds behind teammate Debbie Armstrong at Jahorina. Soon after, a run at her hometown resort of Sun Valley was named in her honor: the run "Silver Fox" on Seattle Ridge was renamed "Christin's Silver." Nearby on Seattle Ridge is "Gretchen's Gold," a run named after Gretchen Fraser, a gold medalist in the slalom at the 1948 Winter Olympics and a mentor to Cooper.
Cooper retired from international competition following the 1984 season, in which she was the runner-up in the season's giant slalom standings. She completed her racing career at age 24 with five World Cup victories, 26 podiums, and 68 top tens.[9]
While covering the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi as a reporter on alpine skiing for NBC, Cooper was widely criticized for her interview with Bode Miller after his bronze medal win in the super G at Rosa Khutor. During the post-event interview on February 16, Miller became increasingly emotional. Cooper repeatedly questioned him about his late brother Chelone, who had died the previous April at the age of 29, until Miller broke down in tears and was unable to continue.
For her pressing of the issue, Cooper was accused of badgering Miller.[12][13] Later that evening, Miller tweeted his fans should "be gentle" with Cooper, as it was "not at all her fault," and "she asked the questions every interviewer would have." The following morning on The Today Show, Miller reiterated his support for Cooper, saying, "I have known Christin a long time, and she's a sweetheart of a person. I know she didn't mean to push. I don't think she really anticipated what my reaction was going to be, and I think by the time she realized it, it was too late. I don't blame her at all."[14]
The race and Cooper's interview were aired by NBC in prime time on U.S. television, more than fifteen hours after its midday completion in Russia. The network had ample time to exclude that uncomfortable segment, but chose not to.
Video
1984 Winter Olympics - Women's Giant Slalom - 1st run - ABC Sports on YouTube
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^"Slide kills skier soon after avalanche check". Modesto Bee. Associated Press. January 23, 1973. p. B-11.
^"Idaho's First Lady of Culture". Sun Valley Guide. Winter 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
^"Lise-Marie wins slalom". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 20, 1977. p. 39.
^"Cooper has surgery set". Spartanburg Herald. (South Carolina). Associated Press. August 11, 1977. p. C-4.
^"Idaho, Washington skiers on team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 27, 1978. p. 4B.
^Howe, Nicholas (January 1981). "The Courage of Christin". Skiing. p. 123.
^"Cooper's crash rated as one of the best". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 23, 1983. p. 4C.
^Ski-db.com - results - Christin Cooper - accessed 2010-03-05
^Montana Ale Works.com 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine - about us - accessed 2011-01-09
^Dyce, Mike (17 February 2014). "NBC reporter badgers Bode Miller about dead brother till he cries". Fansided. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^Sandomir, Richard (17 February 2014). "NBC Pushes Too Far in Bringing Bode Miller to Tears". New York Times. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^Stump, Scott (17 February 2014). "Bode Miller on NBC reporter: 'I don't blame her at all' for emotional interview". The Today Show. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
christin, cooper, christin, elizabeth, cooper, born, october, 1959, former, world, alpine, racer, olympic, medalist, from, united, states, alpine, skierdisciplinesdownhill, super, giant, slalom, slalom, combinedborn, 1959, october, 1959, angeles, californiahei. Christin Elizabeth Cooper born October 10 1959 is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist from the United States Christin CooperAlpine skierDisciplinesDownhill Super G Giant slalom Slalom CombinedBorn 1959 10 08 October 8 1959 age 63 Los Angeles CaliforniaHeight5 ft 7 in 170 cm World Cup debutJanuary 19 1977 age 17 RetiredMarch 1984 age 24 OlympicsTeams2 1980 1984 Medals1 0 gold World ChampionshipsTeams3 1978 1980 1982 Medals3 0 gold World CupSeasons8 1977 1984 Wins5 1 GS 2 SL 2 K Podiums26 1 SG 10 GS 9 SL 6 K Overall titles0 3rd in 1982 Discipline titles0 2nd in SL 1981 2nd in GS 1984 Medal record Women s alpine skiingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1984 Sarajevo Giant SlalomWorld Championships1982 Haus im Ennstal Giant Slalom1982 Haus im Ennstal Slalom1982 Haus im Ennstal Combined Contents 1 Early years 2 Racing career 3 World Cup results 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Race podiums 4 World championship results 5 Olympic results 6 Post racing 6 1 2014 Winter Olympics 7 Video 8 References 9 External linksEarly years EditBorn in Los Angeles California 1 she was raised in Ketchum Idaho and learned to ski and race at neighboring Sun Valley Cooper s stepfather was William C Bill Janss 1918 96 owner of the Sun Valley Resort until 1977 After her father William died of cancer in Los Angeles her mother Glenn moved the family of five children to Ketchum in the late 1960s At the request of longtime friends Bill and Anne Janss owners of Sun Valley Mrs Cooper founded the arts center for the resort in 1969 Anne Janss died in an avalanche accident near the resort in early 1973 2 later that year Glenn Cooper and Bill Janss were married with a combined family of eight children 3 Racing career EditAs a member of the U S Ski Team Cooper raced on the World Cup circuit from 1977 84 Starting the 1977 season on the C team she made her World Cup debut at age 17 on January 19 and finished 14th in a slalom at Schruns Austria 4 a week later she had a tenth place finish in the slalom at Crans Montana Switzerland Best in the technical events she raced in all five disciplines with World Cup podiums in four She broke her ankle during training in August prior to the 1978 season 5 She competed in the slalom at the 1978 World Championships in Garmisch West Germany 6 but did not finish At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid at age twenty she was eighth in the slalom and seventh in the giant slalom at Whiteface Mountain 7 Cooper s best season in international competition was in 1982 when she won three medals two silvers and a bronze at the World Championships at Haus im Ennstal Austria She also had three World Cup victories and placed third in the 1982 World Cup overall standings The previous season she finished fourth in the women s overall and second in slalom A downhill training crash in late January at Les Diablerets in Switzerland sidelined her for the remainder of the 1983 season It resulted in a compression fracture in her left tibia just below the knee and required a bone graft from her hip 8 Cooper returned to form the following season with five early podiums before the 1984 Winter Olympics and then won the silver medal in the Olympic giant slalom 0 40 seconds behind teammate Debbie Armstrong at Jahorina Soon after a run at her hometown resort of Sun Valley was named in her honor the run Silver Fox on Seattle Ridge was renamed Christin s Silver Nearby on Seattle Ridge is Gretchen s Gold a run named after Gretchen Fraser a gold medalist in the slalom at the 1948 Winter Olympics and a mentor to Cooper Cooper retired from international competition following the 1984 season in which she was the runner up in the season s giant slalom standings She completed her racing career at age 24 with five World Cup victories 26 podiums and 68 top tens 9 World Cup results EditSeason standings Edit Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super G Downhill Combined1977 17 35 18 25 notrun 1978 18 18 7 20 1979 19 21 16 42 1980 20 18 21 11 1981 21 4 2 7 42 111982 22 3 3 5 21 91983 23 12 16 12 notawarded 51984 24 6 9 2 29 6Race podiums Edit 5 victories 1 GS 2 SL 2 K 26 podiums 1 SG 10 GS 9 SL 6 K 68 top tensSeason Date Location Discipline Place1981 21 Jan 1981 Crans Montana Switzerland Slalom 2ndCombined 3rd31 Jan 1981 Les Diablerets Switzerland Slalom 2nd03 Feb 1981 Zwiesel West Germany Slalom 3rd08 Feb 1981 Combined 3rd13 Mar 1981 Furano Japan Giant Slalom 3rd15 Mar 1981 Slalom 2nd25 Mar 1981 Wangs Pizol Switzerland Giant Slalom 2nd1982 21 Dec 1981 Saint Gervais France Combined 1st23 Jan 1982 Berchtesgaden West Germany Slalom 1st 1982 World Championships9 Feb 1982 Oberstaufen West Germany Giant Slalom 2nd21 Mar 1982 Alpe d Huez France Giant Slalom 3rd25 Mar 1982 San Sicario Italy Giant Slalom 3rd27 Mar 1982 Montgenevre France Slalom 1st1983 17 Dec 1982 Piancavallo Italy Slalom 3rdCombined 1st23 Jan 1983 Saint Gervais France Combined 2nd1984 14 Dec 1983 Sestriere Italy Combined 3rd22 Dec 1983 Haus im Ennstal Austria Giant Slalom 3rd15 Jan 1984 Maribor Yugoslavia Slalom 3rd23 Jan 1984 Limone Piemonte Italy Slalom 3rd29 Jan 1984 Saint Gervais France Giant Slalom 2nd 1984 Winter Olympics04 Mar 1984 Mt Ste Anne QC Canada Super G 3rd07 Mar 1984 Lake Placid NY USA Giant Slalom 1st11 Mar 1984 Waterville Valley NH USA Giant Slalom 3rd17 Mar 1984 Jasna Czechoslovakia Giant Slalom 3rdWorld championship results Edit Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined1978 18 DNF2 23 not run 1980 20 8 7 1982 22 2 2 3From 1948 through 1980 the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980 the combined was a paper race using the results of the three events DH GS SL Olympic results Edit Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined1980 20 8 7 not run not run1984 24 DNF1 2 Post racing EditCooper has worked as a television broadcaster for CBS and NBC covering alpine ski racing including the 2010 Vancouver games She teamed with Tim Ryan a fellow Ketchum resident during the 1992 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics Christin and her husband former U S Ski Team member Mark Tache of Aspen CO 10 are co founders of Montana Ale Works a public house and restaurant in Bozeman Montana 11 2014 Winter Olympics Edit While covering the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi as a reporter on alpine skiing for NBC Cooper was widely criticized for her interview with Bode Miller after his bronze medal win in the super G at Rosa Khutor During the post event interview on February 16 Miller became increasingly emotional Cooper repeatedly questioned him about his late brother Chelone who had died the previous April at the age of 29 until Miller broke down in tears and was unable to continue For her pressing of the issue Cooper was accused of badgering Miller 12 13 Later that evening Miller tweeted his fans should be gentle with Cooper as it was not at all her fault and she asked the questions every interviewer would have The following morning on The Today Show Miller reiterated his support for Cooper saying I have known Christin a long time and she s a sweetheart of a person I know she didn t mean to push I don t think she really anticipated what my reaction was going to be and I think by the time she realized it it was too late I don t blame her at all 14 The race and Cooper s interview were aired by NBC in prime time on U S television more than fifteen hours after its midday completion in Russia The network had ample time to exclude that uncomfortable segment but chose not to Video Edit1984 Winter Olympics Women s Giant Slalom 1st run ABC Sports on YouTubeReferences Edit The Ski Channel Archived 2011 07 17 at the Wayback Machine top 50 Olympians accessed 2010 12 27 Slide kills skier soon after avalanche check Modesto Bee Associated Press January 23 1973 p B 11 Idaho s First Lady of Culture Sun Valley Guide Winter 2006 Retrieved January 30 2013 Lise Marie wins slalom Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press January 20 1977 p 39 Cooper has surgery set Spartanburg Herald South Carolina Associated Press August 11 1977 p C 4 Idaho Washington skiers on team Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press January 27 1978 p 4B Howe Nicholas January 1981 The Courage of Christin Skiing p 123 Cooper s crash rated as one of the best Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press February 23 1983 p 4C Ski db com results Christin Cooper accessed 2010 03 05 Ski db com Mark Tache accessed 2010 03 05 Montana Ale Works com Archived 2011 06 05 at the Wayback Machine about us accessed 2011 01 09 Dyce Mike 17 February 2014 NBC reporter badgers Bode Miller about dead brother till he cries Fansided Retrieved 17 February 2014 Sandomir Richard 17 February 2014 NBC Pushes Too Far in Bringing Bode Miller to Tears New York Times Retrieved 17 February 2014 Stump Scott 17 February 2014 Bode Miller on NBC reporter I don t blame her at all for emotional interview The Today Show Retrieved 17 February 2014 External links EditChristin Cooper at the International Ski Federation Christin Cooper 1977 84 World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation Christin Cooper at Ski DB Alpine Ski Database Christin Cooper at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Sports Illustrated 1984 Winter Olympics 20 Feb 1984 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christin Cooper amp oldid 1072468493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
