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 competes mainly in the speed disciplines, despite initially being a giant slalom specialist. He also races in combined. He made his World Cup debut on November 26, 2011; his Olympic debut was in 2018, and he was the silver medalist in the super-G in 2022 and 2026.
Career
Cochran-Siegle learned to ski at around the age of two, being taught by his mother Barbara Cochran, gold medalist in the slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
In 2010 he graduated from Mount Mansfield Academy, in Stowe, Vermont. Before than, he raced there for 4 years.
After the 2010 season, he joined the U.S. Development Team, and one year later, he was promoted to the National B Team. He was the Nor-Am Cup super-G champion in 2011 and took a bronze medal in the super-G at the U.S. national championships. Cochran-Siegle made his World Cup debut in November 2011 at the Lake Louise downhill, but failed to finish.FIS World Cup - Men's Downhill - Lake Louise (CAN) - 26.11.2011. International Ski Federation A week later in Colorado, he scored his first World Cup points in a super-G at Beaver Creek, finishing in 29th place.FIS World Cup - Men's Super-G - Beaver Creek (USA) - 03.12.2011. International Ski Federation
In 2012, Cochran-Siegle won the Nor-Am downhill and super-G titles and two gold medals at the Junior World Championships, in downhill and combined. However, his progress was interrupted in 2013 when he suffered injuries to his anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments during the downhill portion of the combined at the World Championships. He returned to competition in the 2014 season, winning the overall Nor-Am Cup; he was second in the downhill standings and third in the super-G and giant slalom standings.
Cochran-Siegle took the 2015 season off to recover from a lateral meniscus transplant, then returned in the 2016 season, when he made his World Cup giant slalom debut and took his first World Cup point in GS with a 30th place at Kranjska Gora. He finished the season with good results at the national championships at Sun Valley, where he was runner-up in the super-G and giant slalom and fourth in the combined. In 2018, Cochran-Siegle was a member of the U.S. Olympic team and competed in four events; his best result was eleventh in the giant slalom.
World Cup results SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombined 2012 19 131 — — 53 — — 2013 20 106 — — 41 52 27 2014 21 no World Cup points earned 2015 22injured: out for season 2016 23 163 — 58 — — — 2017 24 83 — 38 37 — 20 2018 25 75 — 33 — — 16 2019 26 53 — 26 23 43 31 2020 27 20 — 20 20 14 10 2021 28 22 — 33 10 14 rowspan=9 2022 29 15 — 56 10 10 2023 30 29 — — 18 17 2024 31 24 — — 19 8 2025 32 28 — — 18 12 2026 33 20 — — 15 9
Race podiums 1 win (1 SG) 5 podiums (4 DH, 1 SG), 34 top tens Season Date Location Discipline Place2021December 19, 2020 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 2ndDecember 29, 2020 Bormio, Italy Super-G 1st2025December 21, 2024 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 3rd2026December 4, 2025 Beaver Creek, United States Downhill 2ndFebruary 1, 2026 Crans-Montana, Switzerland Downhill 3rd
World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedTeamcombined 2013 20 — — 15 — DNF1 rowspan=6 2015 22 Injured: out for season 2017 24 — 25 28 — 19 2019 26 — — 11 12 18 2021 28 Injured: missed event 2023 30 — — 18 24 10 202532 — — 7 13 4
Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedTeamcombined 2018 25 — 11 14 23 DNF1 rowspan=2 2022 29 — DNF1 2 14 — 2026 33 — — 2 18 —
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