Cochran-Siegle, Bennett Set Pace in World Championships Super-G

On Friday’s World Championships super-G in Saalbach, Austria, Stifel U.S. Ski Team veteran speed skiers Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Bryce Bennett were the top U.S. finishers in seventh and 15th place. 

“It was a really fun set,” said Cochran-Siegle. “The snow is very nice and you can do whatever you want, so feeling that environment and the pressure to build on that energy was really fun.”

It was another beautiful winter day in Saalbach with cloudy skies and sun popping in and out. The first American to go was Jared Goldberg with bib two. Goldberg found it difficult to see where he was going in some blind spots and made a few errors - which ultimately led to a 25th place finish.

Next up was Ryan Cochran-Siegle with bib 18. Cochran-Siegle was poised to be the top American after two very fast downhill training runs. He went out of the gate firing, doing his best to generate speed. Cochran-Siegle was on par with the top skiers but a tiny mistake at the end may have cost him the podium. He landed seventh just 0.15 out from a bronze medal. 

“I am happy with the skiing I was able to do knowing that my best skiing is enough. I'm just trying to really just enjoy that,” said Cochran-Siegle.

Teammate Bryce Bennett also put on a strong super-G performance for a skier more known for his downhill abilities. He had some confident turns to land in 15th place. 

“To stand in the start gate knowing that if you've executed everything 100%, you could actually be on the podium was a good feeling,” said Bennett. “I haven't really had that feeling in super-G before.” 

However it was a golden day for Swiss skier Marco Odermatt who outpaced the field by a second. The results list following Odermatt were stacked with a half-second between the top 10 skier. The silver medal was awarded to Austrian Raphael Haaser with Norwegian Adrian Sejersted in bronze. 

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete River Radamus also raced and landed in 19th place. The World Championships event continues with the women’s downhill Saturday and men’s downhill on Super Bowl Sunday. 

RESULTS
Men's super-G

HOW TO WATCH 

Saturday, Feb. 8
5:30 a.m. ET - women’s World Championships downhill, Saalbach, AUT - skiandsnowboard.live