Penny McCoy
Penny McCoy (born October 9, 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.
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| Born | October 9, 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Mammoth Mountain (CA) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 1967 (age 17) (inaugural season) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1969[1] (age 19) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 0 – (alternate in 1968)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (1966) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 3 – (1967–69) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 - (13th in 1967) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 - (9th in SL, 1967) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 edit
- 6 top ten finishes - (4 SL, 2 GS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 1967 | 10 Jan 1967 | Grindelwald, Switzerland | Slalom | 5th |
| 26 Feb 1967 | St. Gervais, France | Slalom | 6th | |
| 28 Feb 1967 | Giant slalom | 8th | ||
| 12 Mar 1967 | Franconia, USA | Slalom | 5th | |
| 1968 | 25 Jan 1968 | St. Gervais, France | Slalom | 9th |
| 24 Feb 1968 | Oslo, Norway | Giant slalom | 10th |
Personal edit
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.
References edit
- ^ "Schranz, Gabl stay on top". Bend Bulletin. United Press International. March 3, 1969. p. 9.
- ^ a b "Billy Kidd gives U.S. Ski Olympics hope". Times Tri-Citie (AL) Daily. United Press International. January 28, 1968. p. 10.
- ^ Ottum, Bob (August 15, 1966). "Found: A Pretty Penny". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
- ^ "Penny McCoy takes third in slalom". The Day (New London, CT). Associated Press. August 5, 1966. p. 15.
- ^ "Cutter name to team by Olympic ski coach". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. January 28, 1968. p. 4B.
- ^ "Beattie ducks controversy; explains dropping McCoy". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 1, 1968. p. 13.
- ^ "U.S. skiing castoff Penny McCoy dejected at missing big chance". St Joseph (MO) Gazette. Associated Press. February 14, 1968. p. 2B.
- ^ "Slalom committee refuses U.S. bid for substitution". Sarasota Herald. Associated Press. February 15, 1968. p. 37.
External links edit
- Penny McCoy at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Penny McCoy at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Penny McCoy at the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame and Museum
- Real Penny McCoy.com – speaker
- Power to Change.com – Penny McCoy