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

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...

alpine ski racer Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

from the

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. At age 16, McCoy won the bronze medal in the women's slalom at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo,

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

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. The 1968 Winter Games marked the first time ...

, 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– ...

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 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from the United States. She was the first American to win a World Cup event, a Slalom skiing, slalom race in Oslo, Norway ...

and Judy Nagel. 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

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is a ski resort in eastern California, located on the east side of the Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada mountain range within the Inyo National Forest. The resort is located in the town of Mammoth Lakes, California. The res ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

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 David Barrett and

Stanton Barrett Stanton Thomas Barrett (born December 1, 1972) is an American professional stock car racing driver and Cinema of the United States, Hollywood stunt double, stuntman who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Mike Harmon Racing, WRL ...

(b. 1972) are their sons.

References

External links

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Penny McCoy
at the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame and Museum
Real Penny McCoy.com
– speaker
Power to Change.com
– Penny McCoy 1949 births Living people American female alpine skiers People from Bishop, California Skiers from California 21st-century American women 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub