Well said. On Mar 30, 2012, at 12:18 AM, Matthew Kulas wrote: > http://usskiteam.com/news/cochran-closes-career-us-champs > > A storybook ending, it was not to be. Leading after the first run of > the final race of his career, and thus the last contender to start > the second run, Jimmy hooked a tip, ending his shot at a 5th > national championship. > > During his best seasons, results-wise, Jimmy was one of the top-20 > slalom skiers in the world, but on any given run, as evidenced by > his second run in his second world championship slalom, he could ski > as fast as anyone on the planet. > > He's also about as generous, kind, and humble a person as I've ever > met. Everytime I run into him at the ski area, he cracks a huge > smile. You'd never guess his intense competitive fire. > > I'll miss watching Jimmy with bated breath race the great slalom > hills of the world. Thanks for the memories! > > --Matt K. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. > > To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html