Barbara ann cochran biography

American alpine skier

For the American businessperson, see Barbara Corcoran.

Barbara Ann Cochran (born January 4, ) 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 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 Olympics.

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 published. She also works at Cochran's Ski Area in Richmond, which is situated in the "back yard" of her childhood home.

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Cochran was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in , later joined by siblings Marilyn () and Bob (). In , 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

Career highlights

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
	17	36	22	—	not run	—	not run
	18	18	9	26		—
	19	5	2	4		—
	20	8	3	12		—
	21	12	6	18		—
	22	21	10	23		—
	23	14	7	11		—

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)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
	10 Dec	Val d'Isere, France	Giant slalom	2nd
	12 Dec		Slalom	2nd
	19 Dec	Lienz, Austria	Giant slalom	3rd
	4 Jan	Oberstaufen, West Germany	Giant slalom	3rd
	17 Jan	Maribor, Yugoslavia	Giant slalom	3rd
	18 Jan		Slalom	1st
	13 Feb	Val Gardena, Italy – ()	Slalom	2nd
	22 Feb	Jackson Hole, WY, USA	Slalom	2nd
	27 Feb	Vancouver, BC, Canada	Giant slalom	2nd
	4 Jan	Maribor, Yugoslavia	Slalom	3rd
	29 Jan	St. Gervais, France	Slalom	2nd
	13 Feb	Mt. Ste. Anne, QC, Canada	Slalom	2nd
	24 Feb	Heavenly Valley, CA, USA	Slalom	1st
	26 Feb		Giant slalom	1st
	19 Jan	Grindelwald, Switzerland	Slalom	3rd
	Winter Olympics
	18 Feb	Banff, Alberta, Canada	Slalom	2nd
	13 Mar	Naeba, Japan	Slalom	3rd
	9 Jan	Les Gets, France	Giant slalom	2nd

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

Olympic results

&#; Year &#;	&#;Age&#;	&#;Slalom&#;	Giant &#;slalom&#;	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
	21	1	11	not run	—	not run

See also

References

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