Jimmy Cochran

James " Jimmy" Cochran (born 29 May 1981 in Burlington ) is a former American alpine skier. He specializes in the slalom and giant slalom and comes from the Cochran family from the state of Vermont, which has produced several Weltklasseskirennläufer. Bob Cochran is his father; Marilyn Cochran, Barbara Ann Cochran and Lindy Cochran are his aunts. His cousin Jessica Kelley and his cousins ​​Tim and Robby Kelley are or were ski racers. Cochran ran from 2003 to 2012 in the World Cup and twice took part in the Olympic Games and three world championships.

Career

Cochran began ski racing at the age of seven years in the family ski resort of Cochran 's Ski Area near Burlington. In March 1998, he contested his first FIS races, from January 2000, then served in the Nor- Am Cup. From 2001, he scored the first victory in FIS races and first top- 10 finishes in the Nor- Am Cup. In 2002 he began studying at the University of Vermont. After his inclusion in the squad of the U.S. Ski Team Cochran succeeded in winter 2003/2004 the connection to the national peak. First he scored several podium finishes in the Nor- Am Cup until the end of winter his first victory in the slalom at Mont- Tremblant celebrated, which he finished second in the Nor -Am slalom standings. At the national championships he won in 2004 his first two titles in slalom and giant slalom. 2007 and 2008 came two more titles in slalom and also 2008, the fifth overall title to the combination.

After Cochran had stayed in the Winter 2003/2004 at his first World Cup start even without any points, he won on December 19, 2004 14th place in the giant slalom in Alta Badia first World Cup points. A year later he reached seventh place in the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora his first top-10 result at the same time remained his best World Cup result. Despite these occasional good results qualifications for the second run was initially rare in World Cup races. Resistant he showed up in Nor- Am Cup, where he was in the 2004/2005 season with two wins second in the giant slalom standings and Alpine Nor -Am Cup was 2005/2006 with a victory Fünter the slalom standings.

As of 2005, Cochran came at major events are used. At the 2005 World Championships in Bormio, he reached 16th place in the giant slalom and at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin as the best American twelfth place in the slalom. At the 2007 World Championships in Åre, he was after a failure in the slalom but only 37th in the giant slalom and with his teammates eleventh and last in the team competition. From the winter 2006/2007 Cochran could often qualify in World Cup race for the second pass. In the 2007/2008 season he drove (two eighth places in the slalom in Alta Badia and Adelboden and a tenth place in the giant slalom in Alta Badia ) his best overall World Cup season with three top - 10 finishes. The following winter Cochran fell in the World Cup back - he was better than 18th in any race - but it reached at the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isere with the fastest time in the second round to tenth place in the slalom.

From the season 2009/2010 Cochran started in the World Cup only in slalom. Just last winter, he had scored more in any giant slalom. He could again improve on last year's results, drove in three World Cup Slalom is the fastest and reached 15 on 21 December 2009 with ninth place in Alta Badia his fifth and last top- 10 finish, which he finished 20th in the slalom World Cup. At the Olympic Winter Games 2010, he retired, however, from the second slalom passage after he was located in the first run only at 44th place. In the summer of 2010 Cochran suffered during a training camp in New Zealand an ankle injury, which is why he had to pause throughout the winter of 2010 /2011. From November 2011, he again took part in the race and drove in the 2011/2012 season in the World Cup twice into the top 20 on 29 March 2012 Cochran ended with the launch in the U.S. Slalom Championships his active career.

Achievements

Olympic Winter Games

  • Turin 2006: 12 Slalom

World Championships

  • Bormio 2005: 16 Giant Slalom
  • Åre 2007: 11 team competition, 37 Giant Slalom
  • Val d'Isere 2009: 10 Slalom

World Cup

  • 5 placings in the top ten

Nor- Am Cup

  • 2003/2004 season: 2nd slalom rating
  • 2004/2005 season: 7th overall, 2nd Giant Slalom rating
  • 2005/2006 season: 5 slalom standings, 10 giant slalom rating
  • 10 podium finishes, including 4 victories:

Other successes

  • Quintuple American master: 3x Slalom: 2004, 2007 and 2008
  • 1x Giant Slalom: 2004
  • 1x pair: 2008
Burlington (Vermont) Slalom skiing Alpine skiing combined 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2010 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup May 29 Bob Cochran (skier) Barbara Cochran Winter Olympic Games Mont-Tremblant, Quebec Municipality of Kranjska Gora FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Panorama Mountain Village
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