Jimmy Cochran

James Michael Cochran (born May 29, 1981) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He specialized in the technical events and his best World Cup finish was seventh in a Giant slalom in December 2005.

Born in Burlington, Vermont, Cochran is the son of Bob Cochran, one of the "Skiing Cochrans" family of Richmond, Vermont. He represented the U.S. in the Winter Olympics in 2006 and 2010 and the World Championships in 2005, 2007, and 2009.

Cochran's best Olympic finish was 12th in the slalom in 2006, and his best result at the world championships was tenth in the slalom at Val d'Isère in 2009. He won U.S. national titles in the giant slalom and slalom on successive days in 2004 at Alyeska in Alaska.^[1][2]

After racing

Cochran retired from international competition after the 2012 season and became an assistant alpine ski coach at the University of Vermont in Burlington.^[3] He raced for the Catamounts in 2003, after transferring from Middlebury College, then was named to the U.S. Ski Team.^[4] He is currently managing his family's non-profit ski area in Richmond, Vermont.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
2005	23	108	–	42	—	—	—
2006	24	83	49	32	–	–	–
2007	25	89	31	45	–	–	48
2008	26	54	25	36	—	—	—
2009	27	102	37	–	–	–	–
2010	28	66	20	–	–	–	–
2011	29
2012	30	103	35	–	–	–	–

Race top tens

• 5 top tens (3 SL, 2 GS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2006	Dec 21, 2005	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom	7th
2008	Dec 16, 2007	Alta Badia, Italy	Giant slalom	10th
	Dec 17, 2007		Slalom	8th
	Jan 6, 2008	Adelboden, Switzerland	Slalom	8th
2010	Dec 21, 2009	Alta Badia, Italy	Slalom	9th

See also

• Skiing Cochrans

References

1. "Jimmy Cochran takes national slalom title in Vermont podium sweep". Ski Racing. March 21, 2004. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
2. "Miller slips, Cochran wins U.S. alpine title". Sun Journal. Lewiston, ME. Associated Press. March 23, 2004. p. C3.
3. Champagne, Lisa (September 12, 2012). "Jimmy Cochran joins UVM ski team as assistant coach". University of Vermont athletics. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
4. Woodworth, Gordon (May 29, 2003). "Skiing: Jimmy Cochran named to US Ski Team". University of Vermont. university communications. Retrieved January 2, 2014.

External links

• Jimmy Cochran at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Jimmy Cochran World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
• Jimmy Cochran at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Jimmy Cochran at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Jimmy Cochran at Team USA (archived)
• University of Vermont athletics – Jimmy Cochran – assistant alpine ski coach