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At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid at age twenty, she was eighth in the slalom and seventh in the giant slalom at Whiteface Mountain. [7] 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.
- 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
- March 1984 (age 24)
Alpine Skiing. Olympic Medals. 1 S. Games Participations 2. First Olympic Games Lake Placid 1980. Year of Birth 1959. Olympic Results. Biography. Christin Cooper, known as “Super Coop” to her teammates, grew up skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho. She became known internationally in 1981 when she placed fourth in the overall World Cup.
Christin Cooper, known as “Super Coop” to her teammates, grew up skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho. She became known internationally in 1981 when she placed fourth in the overall World Cup. Her best year on the circuit was 1982 when she won three medals at the World Championships (two silvers and a bronze), won four World Cup races, and was third ...
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Hall of Fame Class of 1984. One of the top female alpine ski racers that the United States has ever produced, Cooper brought her eight-year career full circle in 1984 when she skied to the silver medal in the Olympic giant slalom in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia – behind teammate Debbie Armstrong to mark the first ever one-two U.S. Olympic sweep.
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Christin Cooper – US Ski Team Member, Olympic Silver Medalist, and NBC Olympic and World Cup Commentator.
A severe compression fracture from a crash in 1983 ended her season, but Christin soon returned to win the giant slalom silver medal in the Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games in 1984, and took third overall in that season’s World Cup GS standings.
