Penny McCoy (born October 9, 1949) is a former

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from the

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. At age 16, McCoy won the bronze medal in the women's

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at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo,

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, held in August. She had six top ten finishes in World Cup competition. Shortly before the

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, McCoy and

Sandy Shellworth Sandra "Sandy" Shellworth (December 18, 1944 – January 10, 2019) was an alpine ski racer from the United States. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Shellworth was raised in Boise, Idaho, where her father, Eugene Shellworth was mayor (1961&ndash ...

were left off the U.S. team by head coach Bob Beattie, displaced by new arrivals

Kiki Cutter Christina "Kiki" Cutter (born July 24, 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She was the first American to win a World Cup event, a slalom race in Oslo, Norway, on February 25, 1968. Although Cutter competed on the ...

and

Judy Nagel Judy Ann Nagel (born August 27, 1951) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. Early years Born in Seattle, Washington, Nagel was the younger of two daughters of an Olympic ski racer. She learned to ski and race at Stevens P ...

. Shellworth did get to compete, as an injury replacement in the downhill, but McCoy did not.

World Cup results

*6 top ten finishes - (4 SL, 2 GS)

Personal

McCoy is the daughter of

Dave McCoy David McCoy (August 24, 1915 – February 8, 2020) was an American skier and businessman who founded the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in 1942. Early life McCoy was born in El Segundo, California, in August 1915. He spent the first six years of his l ...

(b. 1915), the founder of

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in 1953. She and her five siblings were raised in nearby

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. McCoy is the sister of Dennis McCoy (b. 1945), who was also a World Cup racer. He finished 21st in the downhill at the 1968 Olympics. She was formerly married to stuntman Stan Barrett (b. 1943), stuntmen

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and

Stanton Barrett Stanton Thomas Barrett (born December 1, 1972) is an American professional stock car racing driver and Hollywood stuntman who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro for Mike Harmon Racing, and pa ...

(b. 1972) are their sons.

References

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