Christin Cooper

Christin Cooper

Disciplines	Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined
Born	October 8, 1959 (1959-10-08) (age 52) Los Angeles, California, United States[1]
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
World Cup debut	January 26, 1977 (age 17)
Retired	March 1984
Olympics
Teams	2 - (1980, 1984)
Medals	1 - (1984)
World Championships
Teams	2 - (1980, 1982)
Medals	3 - (1982)
World Cup
Seasons	8 - (1977-1984)
Wins	5 - (1 GS, 2 SL, 2K)
Podiums	26
Overall titles	0 - 3rd in 1982
Discipline titles	0 - 2nd GS '84, 2nd SL '81
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Silver 1984 Sarajevo Giant Slalom World Championships Silver 1982 Haus im Ennstal Giant Slalom Silver 1982 Haus im Ennstal Slalom Bronze 1982 Haus im Ennstal Combined

Christin Elizabeth Cooper (born October 10, 1959, in Los Angeles, California) is a former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist from Ketchum, Idaho.

Racing career

As a member of the U.S. Ski Team, Cooper raced on the World Cup circuit from 1977-84. Her World Cup debut was at age 17 on January 26, 1977, a tenth place finish in the slalom at Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Best in the technical events, she raced in all five disciplines, achieving World Cup podiums in four.

Cooper's best season in international competition was in 1982, when she won three medals (two silvers and a bronze) at the World Championships at Haus im Ennstal, Austria. She also had three World Cup victories and placed third in the 1982 World Cup overall standings. The previous year, 1981, she finished fourth in the women's overall and second in slalom.

After a broken tibia sidelined her for much of the 1983 season, Cooper won the silver medal in the giant slalom at the 1984 Winter Olympics, finishing 0.40 seconds behind teammate Debbie Armstrong at Jahorina. Soon after, a run at her hometown resort of Sun Valley was named in her honor: the run "Silver Fox" on Seattle Ridge was renamed "Christin's Silver." Nearby on Seattle Ridge is "Gretchen's Gold," a run named after Gretchen Fraser, a gold medalist in the slalom at the 1948 Winter Olympics and a mentor to Cooper.

Cooper retired from international competition following the 1984 season, in which she was the runner-up in the season's giant slalom standings. She completed her racing career at age 24 with five World Cup victories, 26 podiums, and 65 top tens.^[2]

World Cup podiums

Season	Date	Location	Race	Place
1981	21 Jan 1981	Crans-Montana, Switzerland	Slalom	2nd
			Combined	3rd
	31 Jan 1981	Les Diablerets, Switzerland	Slalom	2nd
	03 Feb 1981	Zwiesel, West Germany	Slalom	3rd
	08 Feb 1981		Combined	3rd
	13 Mar 1981	Furano, Japan	Giant Slalom	3rd
	15 Mar 1981		Slalom	2nd
	25 Mar 1981	Wangs-Pizol, Switzerland	Giant Slalom	2nd
1982	21 Dec 1981	Saint-Gervais, France	Combined	1st
	23 Jan 1982	Berchtesgaden, West Germany	Slalom	1st
	1982 World Championships
	9 Feb 1982	Oberstaufen, West Germany	Giant Slalom	2nd
	21 Mar 1982	Alpe d'Huez, France	Giant Slalom	3rd
	25 Mar 1982	San Sicario, Italy	Giant Slalom	3rd
	27 Mar 1982	Montgenèvre, France	Slalom	1st
1983	17 Dec 1982	Piancavallo, Italy	Slalom	3rd
			Combined	1st
	23 Jan 1983	Saint-Gervais, France	Combined	2nd
1984	14 Dec 1983	Sestriere, Italy	Combined	3rd
	22 Dec 1983	Haus im Ennstal, Austria	Giant Slalom	3rd
	15 Jan 1984	Maribor, Yugoslavia	Slalom	3rd
	23 Jan 1984	Limone Piemonte, Italy	Slalom	3rd
	29 Jan 1984	Saint-Gervais, France	Giant Slalom	2nd
	1984 Winter Olympics
	04 Mar 1984	Mt. Ste. Anne, QC, Canada	Super G	3rd
	07 Mar 1984	Lake Placid, NY, USA	Giant Slalom	1st
	11 Mar 1984	Waterville Valley, NH, USA	Giant Slalom	3rd
	17 Mar 1984	Jasná, Czechoslovakia	Giant Slalom	3rd

Post-racing

Cooper has worked as a television broadcaster for CBS and NBC, covering alpine ski racing, including the 2010 Vancouver games. She teamed with Tim Ryan, a fellow Ketchum resident, during the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics. Christin and her husband, former U.S. Ski Team member Mark Taché (of Aspen, CO),^[3] are co-founders of Montana Ale Works, a public house and restaurant in Bozeman, Montana.^[4]

References

1. ^ The Ski Channel - top 50 Olympians - accessed 2010-12-27
2. ^ Ski-db.com - results - Christin Cooper - accessed 2010-03-05
3. ^ Ski-db.com - Mark Tache - accessed 2010-03-05
4. ^ Montana Ale Works.com - about us - accessed 2011-01-09

External links

• Christin Cooper at the International Ski Federation
• FIS-ski.com - World Cup season standings - Christin Cooper - 1977-84
• Sports Illustrated - 1984 Winter Olympics - 20-Feb-1984

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Name	Cooper, Christin
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Date of birth	1959-10-10
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, United States
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