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.
After retiring from competitions, Cochran graduated from college in Vermont, married Ron Williams, and published her book Skiing for Women. She eventually became a writer for The Washington Post.[1]
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). In 1979, the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Cochran's name and picture.[2] Cochran was also inducted into the then-recently established Vermont Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
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For the American businessperson see Barbara Corcoran Barbara Ann Cochran born January 4 1951 is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States 1 Barbara CochranAlpine skierCochran at the 1972 OlympicsDisciplinesSlalom Giant SlalomBorn 1951 01 04 January 4 1951 age 71 Claremont New HampshireHeight5 ft 1 in 155 cm World Cup debutMarch 1968 age 17 RetiredMarch 1974 age 23 Websitesportssuccesscoaching comOlympicsTeams1 1972 Medals1 1 gold World ChampionshipsTeams3 1970 1972 1974 includes OlympicsMedals2 1 gold World CupSeasons6 1969 1974 Wins3 2 SL 1 GS Podiums18 11 SL 7 GS Overall titles0 5th in 1970 Discipline titles0 2nd in SL 1970 Medal record Women s alpine skiingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1972 Sapporo SlalomWorld Championships1970 Val Gardena SlalomBorn 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 After retiring from competitions Cochran graduated from college in Vermont married Ron Williams and published her book Skiing for Women She eventually became a writer for The Washington Post 1 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 In 1979 the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed one of the cards featured Cochran s name and picture 2 Cochran was also inducted into the then recently established Vermont Sports Hall of Fame in 2013 Contents 1 Career highlights 2 World Cup results 2 1 Season standings 2 2 Race podiums 3 Olympic results 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer highlights Edit Cochran on a stamp of Ajman 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 World Cup victories 18 podiums 45 top tens 3 4 Two time U S national champion World Cup results EditSeason standings Edit Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super G Downhill Combined1968 17 36 22 notrun notrun1969 18 18 9 26 1970 19 5 2 4 1971 20 8 3 12 1972 21 12 6 18 1973 22 21 10 23 1974 23 14 7 11 Points were only awarded for top ten finishes see scoring system Race podiums Edit 3 wins 2 SL 1 GS 18 podiums 11 SL 7 GS Season Date Location Discipline Place1970 10 Dec 1969 Val d Isere France Giant Slalom 2nd12 Dec 1969 Slalom 2nd19 Dec 1969 Lienz Austria Giant Slalom 3rd4 Jan 1970 Oberstaufen West Germany Giant Slalom 3rd17 Jan 1970 Maribor Yugoslavia Giant Slalom 3rd18 Jan 1970 Slalom 1st13 Feb 1970 Val Gardena Italy W Ch Slalom 2nd22 Feb 1970 Jackson Hole WY USA Slalom 2nd27 Feb 1970 Vancouver BC Canada Giant Slalom 2nd1971 4 Jan 1971 Maribor Yugoslavia Slalom 3rd29 Jan 1971 St Gervais France Slalom 2nd13 Feb 1971 Mt Ste Anne QC Canada Slalom 2nd24 Feb 1971 Heavenly Valley CA USA Slalom 1st26 Feb 1971 Giant Slalom 1st1972 19 Jan 1972 Grindelwald Switzerland Slalom 3rd 1972 Winter Olympics18 Feb 1972 Banff AB Canada Slalom 2nd1973 13 Mar 1973 Naeba Japan Slalom 3rd1974 9 Jan 1974 Les Gets France Giant Slalom 2ndWorld Championship results Val Gardena Italy were included in the World Cup standings in 1970 Olympic results Edit Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined1972 21 1 11 not run not runFrom 1948 through 1980 the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing See also EditSkiing CochransReferences Edit a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Barbara Cochran Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Wulf Steve 2015 03 23 Supersisters Original Roster Espn go com Retrieved 2015 06 04 Ski db com results Barbara Cochran accessed 2010 03 11 FIS ski com top ten results Barbara Cochran accessed 2010 03 11External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barbara Cochran Barbara Cochran at FIS alpine Barbara Cochran at Olympics com Barbara Cochran at Olympedia Barbara Cochran at Vermont Sports Hall of Fame Barbara Cochran at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Official website U S Ski amp 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbara Cochran amp oldid 1078286421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
