American Ryan Cochran-Siegle Finishes Fourth At Kitzbühel
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Ryan Cochran-Siegle hails from Vermont, USA, making him no stranger to the fast and firm conditions often found on the downhill courses he now competes on.
In 2022, Ryan took home the silver medal for Men's Super G at the Olympics. And in his most recent race, Ryan missed the podium by literally a 1/100th of a second, "just 0.01 off the podium."
Still this was a season best for Cochran-Siegle, making it something to celebrate.
4th place in the Kitzbühel downhill is still phenomenal, even if he did technically finish off the podium.
The complete podium results were as follows:
Cyprien Sarrazin (FRA) 1:55.75
Florian Schieder (ITA) +0.05
Marco Odermatt (SUI) +0.34
Ryan Cochrane-Siegle (USA) +0.35
Cameron Alexander (CAN) +0.46
Dominik Paris (ITA) +0.58
Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT) +0.60
Justin Murisier (SUI) +0.83
Arnaud Boisset (SUI) +1.11
Nils Allegre (FRA) +1.13
The Streif course is a gnarly one. It is "considered to be one of the most challenging downhill slopes in the world."
A couple years back, Ryan had a jaw-dropping crash on the Kitzbuehel downhill, where he careened through the safety fencing after coming into the transition, landing in the compression below just out of alignment and his upper body went down the hill and off the course.
His setup was actually on point, however, at speeds as high as these racers hit on the course, even the slightest mistakes can lead to a complete demise.
Luckily, Ryan was moving right after the crash, suffering what was later diagnosed as a minor cervical fracture.
Watch Ryan's fateful crash in the Kitzbuehel downhill below.
But it's 2024 and Ryan is back. There's nothing scary about his latest race, except how fast he was going, and the teeny tiny margin of a fraction of a second he needed to place on the podium.
Also, special shoutout to Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Sam Morse (originally from Sugarloaf, Maine!), who had an excellent day of skiing with a 19th place finish. Probably because the conditions in Austria were not unlike how things get at the Loaf on those overcast, crazy weather days! Yeah yew, Sam!
“When you can kick out of the gate with confidence and execute your plan it's great,” said Morse. “I am going to clean up a few more turns and be cleaner with the turns for tomorrow.”
Bryce Bennett from Olympic Valley, CA, also finished in the top 30 in the 25th position. From everyone back in Tahoe, we're proud of you!
We're confident Ryan will make the podium racing Hahnenkammrennen tomorrow. Plus, we'll keep our fingers crossed for everyone else on the US Ski Team this weekend. Everyone's been crushing, so here's to coming back stronger!
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