Jimmy Cochran is an alpine skiing athlete competing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
By racing in the slalom at the 2006 Torino Games, Jimmy Cochran became the fifth member of his extended family to ski at the Olympics. His father, Bob, and two aunts, Marilyn and Barbara Ann, competed at the 1972 Sapporo Games, while a third aunt, Lindy, competed at the 1976 Innsbruck Games. Barbara Ann, who won the gold medal in slalom, revolutionized Alpine skiing by using the lean start to gain valuable tenths at the start. An inspiration for all of them was his grandfather Mickey, who briefly served as the director of the U.S. Alpine team in the 1970's.
Cochran's grandparents, Mickey and Ginny, built a ski area on a hillside farm near Richmond, Vermont, in the early 1960's, creating a nearby playground for skiing enthusiasts. Far from a resort, Cochran calls the four-lift Cochran's Ski Area "a little tea bar and a sort of a lodge where they sell some hot dogs." In 1998, it became the first non-profit ski area in the United States, providing affordable skiing and lessons to local kids.
Cochran has roughly two years left on his mechanical engineering degree at the University of Vermont, but he has much more than theoretical knowledge about building and fixing things. Whenever he goes home, he claims there are "a million projects" for him to do, and they're not for the weary. Almost-done projects include a saw mill, a cabin and a boat. For the saw mill, he is piecing together a working mill from a local resident with parts that his grandfather had procured. The 225 sq. ft., one-room log cabin with loft was his main residence during the summer of 2008. Both structures lie on the property of Cochran Ski Area.
Cochran's best chance for an Olympic medal at Whistler Creekside comes in the final event, slalom. At the 2009 World Championships, he had the best Run 2 time of any racer, a result that propelled him to a 10th-place finish overall. The three-time national slalom champion began tuning his own skis at the beginning of the 2009 season, before coaches convinced him to let technicians take over those duties so that he would focus on racing. His results improved dramatically.
Growing up in an extended family of elite skiers, Cochran had high expectations to follow in their footsteps. Early in his racing career, he thought that his skiing talent was a "genetic gift." By age 11, he realized that hard work was needed to advance to the next level. He briefly considered pursuing his other sporting passions, running—he ran 800m, mile and two miles—and soccer, but he decided to stick to skiing.
By racing in the slalom at the 2006 Torino Games, Jimmy Cochran became the fifth member of his extended family to ski at the Olympics. His father, Bob, and two aunts, Marilyn and Barbara Ann, competed at the 1972 Sapporo Games, while a third aunt, Lindy, competed at the 1976 Innsbruck Games. Barbara Ann, who won the gold medal in slalom, revolutionized Alpine skiing by using the lean start to gain valuable tenths at the start. An inspiration for all of them was his grandfather Mickey, who briefly served as the director of the U.S. Alpine team in the 1970's.
Cochran's grandparents, Mickey and Ginny, built a ski area on a hillside farm near Richmond, Vermont, in the early 1960's, creating a nearby playground for skiing enthusiasts. Far from a resort, Cochran calls the four-lift Cochran's Ski Area "a little tea bar and a sort of a lodge where they sell some hot dogs." In 1998, it became the first non-profit ski area in the United States, providing affordable skiing and lessons to local kids.
Cochran has roughly two years left on his mechanical engineering degree at the University of Vermont, but he has much more than theoretical knowledge about building and fixing things. Whenever he goes home, he claims there are "a million projects" for him to do, and they're not for the weary. Almost-done projects include a saw mill, a cabin and a boat. For the saw mill, he is piecing together a working mill from a local resident with parts that his grandfather had procured. The 225 sq. ft., one-room log cabin with loft was his main residence during the summer of 2008. Both structures lie on the property of Cochran Ski Area.
Cochran's best chance for an Olympic medal at Whistler Creekside comes in the final event, slalom. At the 2009 World Championships, he had the best Run 2 time of any racer, a result that propelled him to a 10th-place finish overall. The three-time national slalom champion began tuning his own skis at the beginning of the 2009 season, before coaches convinced him to let technicians take over those duties so that he would focus on racing. His results improved dramatically.
Growing up in an extended family of elite skiers, Cochran had high expectations to follow in their footsteps. Early in his racing career, he thought that his skiing talent was a "genetic gift." By age 11, he realized that hard work was needed to advance to the next level. He briefly considered pursuing his other sporting passions, running—he ran 800m, mile and two miles—and soccer, but he decided to stick to skiing.
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