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Barbara Cochran
American alpine skier
For the American businessperson, see Barbara Corcoran.
Barbara Ann Cochran (born January 4, 1951) is a former World Cupalpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States.[1]
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, who won the silver medal in Men's Super-G in the 2022 Olympics.
After retiring from competitions, Cochran
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Cochran, Barbara (1951—)
American skier. Born Barbara Ann Cochran in Claremont, New Hampshire, on January 4, 1951; daughter of Gordon S. ("Mickey") and Virginia Cochran; sister of skiers Marilyn Cochrane Brown (b. 1950, who won a giant slalom in Austria, placed 2nd in two World Cup events in Italy and Czechoslovakia, and was the first American to win the French championship), Linda Cochran (b. 1954, who took 1st in European Cup giant slalom in 1975 and was the top American finisher in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, placing sixth), and Robert Cochrane.
Won the U.S. Giant Slalom national championship (1969); took second in the world championship (1970); won the gold medal in slalom at the 1972 Sapporo Olympics with a combined time of 1:31.24.
Barbara Cochran was born into a skiing family. By 1973, all four Cochran siblings from Richmond, Vermont, were on the U.S. ski team that was coached by their father Mickey Cochran, a former international skier. In 1966, Barbara Cochran was junior national champion in the giant slalom. In 1970, she skied second in
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One of four Cochran children, Barbara, older sister Marilyn and younger brother Bob were team members at the 1972 Olympic Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan.
Barbara Ann Cochran was born January 4, 1951 in Claremont, New Hampshire and has come a long way in ski sport since her first race at six years of age.
Barbara Ann, silver medalist in slalom at the 1970 F.I.S. World Championships and member of the F.I.S. Team, began skiing at about four years of age. She won her first championship at the age of 15 in the giant slalom of the 1966 Junior Nationals at Winter Park, Colorado. In 1970, she finished fifth overall in the slalom. In 1971, she won back-to-back World Cup races (slalom and giant slalom) at California’s Heavenly Valley. In 1972, she returned from Japan to receive the Billy Kidd Award, the Coronet Skier of the Year Award, the Vermont Athlete of the Year Award and the Beck International Trophy.
The women’s skiing events of the 1972 Sapporo Olympic Winter Games wound up in dramatic fashion when Barbara Ann Cochran won the slalom gold medal. This triumph, comb
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