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From Melinda Moulton:
"Bob" Cochran, M.D., is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.
Born in Claremont, New Hampshire, Cochran was a member of the Skiing Cochrans family of Richmond, Vermont. He had one World Cup victory, four podiums, and 21 top ten finishes. His best finish in the World Cup season standings was in 1973: eighth overall and ninth in slalom. Cochran also won the combined event at Kitzbühel, Austria, the first win in that event by an American, although not an official World Cup race at the time. His sole World Cup win was in giant slalom, which he considered his weakest event. That win was the first by an American male in a World Cup giant slalom. It was Cochran's only top ten result in giant slalom, his other twenty were evenly split between downhill and slalom.
Barbara Ann Cochran is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States.
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.
10/13/2022
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A
B
B
B
Next
you're,
second
and
then
Bobby's
third
and
then
Lindy's
last
right
right
so
tell
us
about
growing
up
in
the
Cochrane
family
and
being
the
children
of
Mickey
and
Jenny
Cochran.
Tell
us
about
your
parents
who
raised
four
kids,
who
all
went
on
to
be
ski
prodigies.
You
Bobby
you
Barbara
Ann
and
then
there's
Marilyn
and
Linda.
Tell
us
about
that.
Growing
up
with
your
parents,.
A
Well,
I
feel
like
for
me
when
we
were
little,
it
was
like
the
three
older
ones,
because
the
the
Marilyn
myself
and
Bobby
I
feel
like
I'm,
an
Irish
triplet,
because
I'm
11
months
younger
than
Maryland
and
11
months,
older
than
Bobby
and
Bobby
and
I
actually
Bobby
and
I,
were
born
in
the
same
year.
I
was
born
in
January.
He
was
born
in
December
and
so
in
skiing.
A
Every
time
we
moved
up
to
a
new
age
group,
we
moved
up
together
because
it
was
done
by
the
year
rather
than
than
you
know
by
your
actual
age,
and
but
it
was
just
I
just
felt
like
my
mom
was
a
stay-at-home
mom.
It's
like
growing
up.
We,
we
had
a
wonderful
childhood.
We
we
ended
up.
You
know
my
parents
were
really
they
love
sports
so
and
my
mom
I
think
she
survived
being
a
stay-at-home
mom
by
making
sure
that
we
played
outside
all
the
time.
C
It's
you
know
it.
It
felt
like
we
grew
up
together.
There
was
certainly
a
hierarchy.
My
father
was
the
boss.
He
was
definitely
the
boss,
even
though
my
mom
truly
was
the
boss,
even
though
my
father
didn't
know
it,
but
then
of
course,
the
real
boss
from
our
perspective,
especially
Barbarian
and
myself,
was
my
sister
Marilyn,
so
she
was
sort
of
like
the
drill
sergeant
and
you
couldn't
say
no
to
Marilyn,
but
but
truthfully,
I
I
think
we
grew
up
in
a
special
time
in
a
special
way
and
we're
always
doing
stuff
together.
C
B
A
That's
amazing
yeah,
so
so
all
of
us
had
the
chance
to
possibly
make
the
the
Olympic
team
in
1972.
Lindy
was
the
youngest
and
and
unfortunately
she
she
had
had
some
injuries.
So
she
she
actually
didn't
make
the
team.
So
the
three
of
us
actually
made
the
team.
We
we
all
competed
in
1972
at
Sapporo,
Japan
and
Marilyn,
Bobby
and
I
like
so
anyway.
So
I
don't
know,
can
I.
A
I
feel
like
the
72
Olympics,
it
was
like
Maryland
just
carried
the
weight
on
her
shoulders
with
she
just
felt
like
she
she
should
be.
She
should
win
I
think
she
felt
like
she
should
win
every
race
that
she
was
in
and
she
was
in
all
three,
the
downhill,
the
giant
Solomon,
the
slalom
and
and
she
she
was
capable
of
doing
that.
A
You
know
like
I
was
used
to
being
second
best
growing
up
to
Maryland
in
in
our
races
and
and
so
I
got
used
to
not
not
winning
and
in
1972,
like
the
thing
I
remember
about,
1972
was
I,
actually
only
did
win
two
races
that
year
and
the
the
first
was
the
Olympics
song
and
then
the
second
one
was
the
sugar
Sloan.
That
stove,
which
was
really
you,
know
just
this
fun
race
and
stuff,
and
so
I
was
going
well.
My
record,
you
know,
if
you
look
at
my
record,
it's
not
that
great.
B
C
Me
the
thing
I
would
really
like
to
say:
is
you
know
being
a
ski
racer,
especially
back
then
you
know
which
is
ancient
history
when
we
were
racing,
but
we
spent
the
whole
a
vast
majority
of
the
time
racing
in
Europe
and
so
and
we
did
not
have
Skype
or
cell
phones
or
we
didn't
have
any
contact
with
the
colonies.
So
we're
on
our
own
and
I
was
so
blessed
to
have
my
three
sisters
nearby.
C
C
C
For
me,
I
was
we
had
trained
in
the
morning
on
the
day
of
barbarian's,
solemn
race
and
but
then
my
her
boyfriend
at
the
time,
Rick,
Taffy
and
I
went
to
the
finish
of
the
song
and
it
was
a
miserable
day.
It
was
a
horrible
day
and
it
was
foggy
and
snowing
and
you
could
see
about
I,
don't
know
three
and
a
half
feet
in
front
of
you.
You
couldn't
see
it
all.
So
we
knew
ba
was
on
the
on
the
course
for
her
second
run.
C
C
I'm,
sorry,
that's
okay,
I,
don't
know,
go
ahead,
we've
always
called
her
ba,
but
barbarian
was
on
the
course
and
and
then
like
a
miracle.
She
came
out
of
this
fog
and
snow
and
made
a
couple
of
turns
and
went
through
the
Finish
and
we
looked
at
each
other
and
we
sort
of
didn't
know
if
she'd
won,
but
we
knew
she
was
either
first
or
second,
and
so
we
decided
well
we're
gonna
just
jump
the
fence,
so
we
jump
the
fence
ran
over
put
her
up
on
our
shoulders
and
she
was
pretty
tiny.
C
B
Do
it
it's
outstanding?
What
a
beautiful
story
now
Barbara
Ann,
your
your
son,
Ryan
Cochran
Siegel,
just
won
the
silver
in
the
2022
Olympics
and
was
the
first
Cochrane
of
this
generation
to
win
the
World
Cup.
Can
you
talk
about
this
and
your
feelings
about
that?
I
know
this
was
just
an
external
experience.
A
Yeah,
it's
like
you
know,
I
tried
to
it
was
his
second
Olympics
and
and
at
the
first
Olympics
in
2018,
when
he
went
to
to
pyeongdang
I
like
I,
wanted
to.
Let
him
know
that
there
are
so
many
people
that
that
can
get
on
the
podium
and
I
said,
including
him.
You
know,
and-
and
he
didn't
he
didn't
do-
that
at
those
Olympics.
A
But
it's
like
so
I
felt
like
the
same
thing
for
him
going
to
these
Olympics
and
that
that
he
he
he
actually
had
had
some
results
in
in
ski
racing
and
and
had
come
in
first
had
come
in
second,
so
he
actually
had
been
on
the
podium
in
World,
Cup,
races
and
I.
Wanted
him
to
understand
that
that
just
even
going
to
the
Olympics
is
such
a
special
thing
that
that
it's
not
all
about
winning
the
medals
or
anything.
If
you
win
a
medal,
then
it's
icing
on
the
cake.
A
You
know
it's,
but
you've
got
to
be
so
proud
of
just
being
one
of
the
few
people
that
that
make
your
country's
team
that
that's
such
an
honor
in
itself
and
and
so
I
mean
I-
was
like.
There
was
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
attention
on
Ryan
because
he
was
one
of
the
U.S
skiers
that
that
had
been
kind
of
the
media
had
had
felt
that
he
was
capable
of
winning
a
medal,
and
you
know
but
NBC
like
they.
A
B
Me
cry
well,
congratulations
to
your
beautiful
son
and
I
think
it
made
all
of
us
very,
very
proud.
So
Bobby
back
to
you,
my
friend,
between
1970
and
1973,
you
won
the
prestigious
downhill
in
kitsville
Austria,
which
is
the
toughest
and
most
famous
downhill
races
in
the
world.
Can
you
share
with
us
a
little
bit
about
that
accomplishment.
C
Yeah
I
I,
while
I
didn't
win
the
downhill
I
won
the
hanukkon
combine,
which
is
sort
of
used
to
be
the
the
premier
trophy
that
you
could
win
it's
sort
of
like
winning
the
Masters
or
Wimbledon,
or
something
I
mean
in
in
Austria.
Skiing
is
a
religion
and
kids
feel
is
hard
to
describe
it.
It's
one
of
those
places
where
you
really
have
to
go.
I
went
back
because
my
son
Jim
was
racing
in
the
slalom
at
the
honeycomb
thank
God.
C
A
C
C
You
know
you
just
you're
a
kid
and
you're
racing
and
you're
doing
your
best
and
I.
Remember
like
in
the
downhill
I
came
in
third
I
came
in
third,
the
first
and
the
second
places
where
roll
on
Columba
and
Bernard
Russi,
who
are
arguably
two
of
the
greatest
downhill
races
ever
and
the
person
in
fourth,
was
in
Austria
an
Austrian
racer
by
the
name
of
Franz
clomer,
who
is
who
is
probably
not
arguably,
who
is
the
greatest
downhill
racer
ever
so
that's
one
of
the
things
I'm
the
most
proud
of.
B
C
A
It
mostly
what
it's
evolved
as
it
is
coaching.
The
mental
side
of
competition
for
athletes,
I
mean
I,
do
I
talk
to
parents,
I
I,
talk
to
teams,
I
I
talk,
but
I
and
I
haven't
really
really
my
idea
when
I
first
started
doing
it
was
you
know
that
I
would
do
it
for
businesses
and
and
really
as
it's
evolved.
It's
really
I
I
talked
to
I
talked
to
mostly
athletes
athletes
they're
a
mentor
for
how
to
help
them
how
to
help
them
in
competition.
Well,.
B
I
think
that's
what
your
family's
done
throughout
their
whole,
the
legacy
of
the
Concord
family
so
share
with
my
viewers
a
little
bit
about
the
Cochran
ski
area,
which
is
family,
owned
and
operated.
I
think
I.
Think
Bobby,
your
son
is
the
general
manager
and
what
does
it
mean
to
you
all
as
a
family,
to
the
community
and
to
the
sport
of
skiing?
Talk
about
the
Cochran
ski
area.
C
Well,
I
I
think
the
scary
yeah,
when
you
mention
the
scary,
you
mean
really
you're
talking
about
my
dad
because
he's
the
one
that
really
started
it
all.
It
was
his
dream
and
you
know
now:
it's
a
non-profit
scary,
although
I
tell
everyone
that
it's
always
been
a
non-profit,
my
parents
never
made
profits,
they
lived
off
depreciation,
but
it's
just
I
think
it's
a
little
gem
and
and
the
best
part
to
me.
C
A
A
Just
think
our
reach
is
you
know
so
much
more
than
we
realized,
but
I
think
it's
like
I
I,
just
there's
another
parent
that
when
he
says
he
comes
up
to
the
the
goes
up
the
hill
and
to
the
upper
parking
lot,
and
he
makes
that
that
crest
of
of
getting
to
the
parking
lot.
He
calls
it
Prozac
mountain
and
he
says
there's
just
such
a
piece
about
it.
You
know
that
it's
just
very
comforting,
and
and
very
you
know-
and
it's
it's
not
elaborate-
it's
not
it's
fair.
B
And
it's
very
and
it's
very
different
than
what
we're
seeing
today
in
the
ski
industry,
and
one
of
my
questions
was
that
this
Cochran
ski
area
has
created
some
of
Vermont's
finest
skiers
and
I.
Wanted
you
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
mythology
which
you
did
just
now
and
about
the
magic
and
and
so
you
just
shared
with
us,
a
little
bit
about
the
magic
around
the
the
area.
B
It
hasn't
really
changed
that
much
and
since
your
dad,
you
know
and
Mom
first
bought
the
land
and
created
the
ski
areas,
some
snow
making
and
but
the
magic
is
peace
and
community
and
the
fact
that
you're
opening
your
hearts
to
the
community
to
come
into
your
family
and
exactly
it's
like
opening
your
home
to
right
so
they're,
surrounded
by
your
energy
and
who
you
are
as
a
family
and
as
as
human
beings
and
you're
letting
people
come
into
that
and
that's
the
magic
would
I
be
correct.
Bobby
I.
C
Think
yeah,
it's
interesting.
You
said
your
home,
it
it
I,
always
I
think
we
want
it
to
be
home
for
a
bunch
of
people.
It's
interesting.
The
original
Lodge
I
think
this
is
one
of
the
advances,
because
the
original
Lodge
used
to
be
my
mother's
kitchen
and
she
would
make
a
batch
of
brownies
or
something,
and
that
would
be
nourishment
for
the
skiers.
So
now
we
have
a
separate
lot
from.
A
Course
you
can
make
brownies
for,
for
us,
for
dessert
and
they'd,
be
smelling,
they'd
be
out
on
the
counter
and
then
so
there
there
was
some
skiers
that
like
came
in,
some
kids
came
in
to
try
and-
and
they
couldn't
stand
just
the
smell
of
the
brownies.
They
tried
one
and
then
before
they
were
done,
they
had
eaten
the
whole
pan,
but
that
wasn't
for
them.
She
never
made
them
for
them.
It
was
like
not
until
we
get
the
lot
the
the
old
line.
It
was
that
that
we
provided
nourishment.
B
Well,
it's
interesting
that
you
both
have
these
two
different
views,
so
Bobby
I
want
to
ask
you
that
you
went
into
medicine
I,
don't
know
how
many
people
out.
There
know
that
you
are
a
physician
and
you
became
a
family
practitioner
in
New
Hampshire
and
you
have
since
retired
and
I
know
that
you
were
the
ski
coach
at
Rice
High
School,
because
my
granddaughter
Taylor
skis
for
your
team.
So
I
don't
think
a
lot
of
people
knew
that
you
were
a
practicing
physician.
C
B
You
a
little
bit
I,
have
a
question
for
you
and
that
today's
world
is
complicated
and
our
youth
are
living
during
a
time
of
climate
change,
pandemics
and
a
shaky
political
system
where
democracy
is
at
risk.
What
do
you
tell
your
own
children
and
your
grandchildren
to
steady
them
to
face
the
world
that
they
live
in?
What's
the
Cochrane
message
to
our
youth
about
getting
through
what
children
are
facing
today,.
C
B
Well,
they've
been
they
have
interviewed
students
across
the
country
and
they
said
the
number
one
issue
for
for
through
high
school
students
and
middle
school
students
do
is
their
mental
health
and
so
getting
outside,
and
nowadays
a
lot
of
kids
just
they're
sitting
on
their
phone
they're
in
their
bedrooms.
You
know
tick-tocking
or
whatever
they
do
and
you're
so
you're.
The
word
of
wisdom
from
you
Bobby
is
you
need
to
get
outside
and
you
need
to
get
the
air
and
you
need
to
feel
the
wind
in
your
hair
and
get
out
and
enjoy
nature.
B
A
Ann
yeah,
Barbara,
yeah,
yeah,
I
I
think
I
totally
agree
that,
like
like
I,
think
that
it
is,
it
is
a
huge
part
of
just
getting
outside,
enjoying
the
fresh
air
and
being
part
of
that
and
I
think
it's
like
when
you
get
overwhelmed
with
life.
It's
like
breaking
it
down
and
taking
it
Little
Steps
at
a
time
like
like
just
taking.
A
B
Step
great
advice,
Barbara
Ann,
so
now
I
want
to
talk
briefly
we're
coming
down
to
the
end
of
the
show.
I
can't
can't
believe
it.
I
can
talk
to
you
for
hours.
What
about
the
youngest
generation
of
cochranes,
because
this
Legacy
that
your
parents
began
in
1961
when
they
instilled
in
the
Rope
toe
on
the
hillside
in
Richmond?
C
I,
just
I
love
watching
every
single
one
of
my
grand
children,
I
have
five
grandchildren
within
five
miles
and
the
three
oldest
or
my
son,
Tommy's
children
and
they're.
The
three
boys
that
are
very
active
and
they
haven't
raised
to
speak
about,
though
I'm
grooming
them
to
be
part
of
the
rice,
Alpine
ski
team.
So
we'll
see
about
that.
But
the
thing
I
always
love
about
any
kid.
C
That
I
think
that
grows
up
at
Cochran's
or
grows
up
skiing
in
Vermont
is
they
can
go
anywhere
in
the
world
and
they'll
be
one
of
the
best
skiers
on
the
mountain,
so
no
matter
their
skiing
success
or
failure
or
whatever
they
can
always
enjoy
this
Sport
and-
and
you
know,
I
I'm,
hoping
that
climate
change
doesn't
make,
doesn't
take
away
our
great
sport
I
every
fall.
The
first
snow
is
like:
please,
please
let
it
snow
so
and
when
you
see
the
white
stuff,
life
is
good.
A
Yeah
and
for
me,
like
I,
think
that
the
the
this
next
generation
are
our
kids.
Children,
like
our
grandchildren,
it
is
you
know
some
of
them.
Just
love
to
ski,
like
I
I
have
a
grandson
that
that
really
took
to
skiing
last
year
at
the
age
of
of
four
and
like
I
was
telling
Bob
the
other
day.
I
said
you
know,
I
I,
don't
think
that
he's
gonna
really
want
I,
don't
I,
don't
see
him
as
getting
into
ski
racing,
but
he
loves
to
ski
and
I.
A
Think
that's
interesting
with
with
that
generation
is
that
there
are
some
that
just
love
ski
racing
and
and
then
others
that
just
love
the
skiing,
part
and
I
think
that's.
What
you
know
is
is
important
to
us
is,
is
just
that
again
they're
outside
they're,
enjoying
the
the
nature
they're
they're,
have
that
experience
and
and
and
it
that
in
itself
is,
is
just
it's
enough
for
us
that
they
enjoy
being
outside
and
being
in
nature.
B
And
then
there's
this
whole
new
extreme
scheme.
Now
that
is
actually
very
common
in
all
the
areas
of
you
know,
flips
and
jumping
off
of
you
know:
I
mean
it's
it
it
and
and
skiing
is
changing.
I
mean
the
skis,
have
changed
it's
a
very
it's
very
different,
and
so
so
the
future
of
skiing
is
is
changing,
but
there
is
that
concern
about
snow
now,
I
I,
believe
because
of
the
lake
that
will
always
have
good
Snow
in
Vermont.
B
But
that's
a
that's.
A
big
wish.
Yeah
I'm
gonna
hold
you
to
it.
Well,
I
I
think
we're
lucky
to
have
the
lake
in
that
lake
effect
that
comes
over
the
mountains
and
drops
it's
snow
and
you
have
installed
some
snow
making
at
crockens
right
right,
because
now
the
ski
areas
are
open
until
May
I
mean
Killington
and
Jay
and
I
mean
people
are
skiing
in
May,
and
that
was
unheard
of
back
in
our
generation.
Right.
C
B
Yeah
well
there
you
have
it
so,
there's
great
hope
and
future
not
only
in
the
future
of
skiing,
but
also
the
future
of
the
cochranes.
With
this
incredible
Legacy
of
young
up
and
comings,
whether
they're
going
to
race
or
not,
they're,
always
going
to
be
the
best
skiers
on
the
mountain
and
to
the
two
of
you
who
are
just
so
rich
in
all
the
beauty
of
humanity
and
all
that
you
do
and
look
at
how
strong
and
healthy
you
are.
B
So
it's
a
testimony
to
all
of
us
to
get
out
and
to
enjoy
the
nature
and
to
put
on
those
skis
and
get
out
there
as
soon
as
we
can
so
I
want
to
thank
you.
Both
Barbara
Ann,
B.A,
Cochran
and
Bob
Cochran
and
Bobby
I'll,
see
you
at
rice
and
I'll.
We'll
certainly
see
you
on
the
mountain
when,
when
the
girls
are
racing
down
for
G,
well
Addison's
with
gmvs
this
year,
so
you'll
see
her
her
race
and
and
stay
in
touch
and
I
want
to.
B
Thank
you
for
your
time.
I
could
talk
to
you
for
hours
and
I
love
your
little.
What's
the
name
of
your
cat?
That's
behind
you
ba!
What's
the
who
is
that
beautiful
creature,
England
Kingsland,
Kingsland
well
he's
and
he's
been
sitting
there
behind
your
your
back
this
whole
time,
so
you've
got
he's
been
looking
over
your
right
shoulder
so
yeah.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
time
and
for
everything
that
you
do
for
our
community.
You
really
are
a
legacy
and
you're
so
important
to
to
Vermont
and
nationally.