Christin Cooper

Quick Facts

Full Name	Christin Cooper
Occupation	Alpine Skier
Date Of Birth	Oct 8, 1959(1959-10-08)
Age	65
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Libra

Christin Cooper Biography

Christin Cooper is one of the most popular and richest Alpine Skier who was born on October 8, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The girl was born in Los Angeles, California, she grew up within Ketchum, Idaho, and was able to race and ski at nearby Sun Valley. The stepfather of Cooper was William. “Bill” Janss (1918-96) who owned Sun Valley Resort from the time of Sun Valley Resort until 1977.

As an athlete of the U.S. The Ski Team Cooper was a competitor on the World Cup circuit from 1977-84. Beginning the 1977 season on”C” team “C” team, she made her World Cup debut at age 17 on January 19 , and was 14th in the ski slalom in Schruns, Austria; a week later, she scored 10th place in the slalom event at Crans-Montana in Switzerland. Most successful in technological events. She competed in all five disciplines including World Cup podiums in four. Her ankle was injured during training in August before the start of her 1978 racing season. She took part in the slalom event at the 1998 World Championships in Garmisch, West Germany, but did not make it to the finals.

A downhill training crash in late January at Les Diablerets in Switzerland sidelined her for the remainder of the 1983 season. It resulted in a compression fracture in her left tibia just below the knee and required a bone graft from her hip. Cooper returned to form the following season with five early podiums before the 1984 Winter Olympics, and then won the silver medal in the Olympic giant slalom, 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.

When her father William passed away from cancer at the age of Los Angeles, her mother Glenn relocated her five children of her family into Ketchum in the mid-sixties. Following the requests of her long-time acquaintances Bill as well as Anne Janss, owners of Sun Valley, Mrs. Cooper established the arts center at the resort in the year 1969. Anne Janss died in an incident involving an avalanche close to the resort in early 1973. the following year, Glenn Cooper and Bill Janss were married, and had the couple’s eight children.

Christin Cooper Net Worth

Christin Cooper is one of the richest Alpine Skier from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Christin Cooper 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

From 1948 until 1980 From 1948 to 1980, from 1948 to 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the event was the equivalent of a “paper race” using the outcomes of the three events (DH 3, GS and SL).

Christin Elizabeth Cooper (born on October 10, 1959) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and an Olympic silver medallist from America. United States.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Christin Ranked on the list of most popular Alpine Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Christin Cooper celebrates birthday on October 8 of every year.