Robby Kelley (born May 26, 1990) is an American

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 for ...

from

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. Kelley specializes in the technical events of Slalom and Giant Slalom. He made his World Cup debut on October 27, 2012, and has represented the U.S. the World Championships in

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and

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. He helped found Redneck Racing along with Andrew McNealus and Tucker Marshall. They are a team of independent Vermont racers. In 2019 he started

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and will be playing football with them and skiing for the Division III Spartans.

Family

He is one of the Skiing Cochrans, the son of Lindy Cochran Kelley, nephew of

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, and

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, brother of Tim and Jessica Kelley, and cousin of

Ryan Cochran-Siegle Ryan Cochran-Siegle (born March 27, 1992, nicknamed "RCS" ) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and a member of the Skiing Cochrans family. Cochran-Siegle specializes in giant slalom and super-G, and also races in downhill and combine ...

and

Jimmy Cochran James Michael Cochran (born May 29, 1981) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He specialized in the technical events and his best World Cup finish was seventh in a Giant slalom in December 2005. Born in Burlington, Ve ...

World Cup results

Season standings

Other Results

*1 Podium in European Cup *7 Podiums in Nor-Am Cup *2012 US National Giant Slalom Champion

References

1990 births Living people American male alpine skiers Sportspeople from Burlington, Vermont Vermont Catamounts skiers {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub