Cochran-Siegle Leads Americans With 11th in Bormio
By Megan Harrod
December, 28 2019
Ryan Cochran-Siegle grabbed his third-straight top-11 downhill result in Bormio, Italy on Saturday to lead the Americans. (Christophe Pallot - Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
It was a sunny downhill day at the Stelvio in Bormio, Italy, where Ryan Cochran-Siegle skied a solid and connected run to finish 11th, leading the way for three Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athletes in the top 30.
Italy’s Dominik Paris is like the gingerbread man singing “Run, run, run as fast as you can. You'll never catch me, I'm the gingerbread man” as he runs away with yet another victory on the Stelvio—making it his fourth-straight downhill victory on the track. An unlikely face, in Swiss Urs Kryenbuehl, made his podium debut in second, just .08 off of Dominik’s pace, with fellow countryman Beat Feuz rounding out the podium in third, .26 seconds out. Prior to Saturday’s downhill, Urs had never even had a top-10 finish on the World Cup.
For the second-straight day, Ryan grabbed 11th place, which is his third-straight top-11 downhill result this season. Ryan has scored in 10 of 11 races this season, across four disciplines—parallel giant slalom, giant slalom, super-G and downhill—featuring a career-best sixth in Beaver Creek, Colo.
"I wanted to go into today skiing a little more aggressive in certain sections, especially coming off the top road," Ryan reflected after his run. "I think I did that, but I think I could be a touch cleaner with how the snow was. It definitely held up well, and I think the conditions are very fair for everyone. I think for the guys running later, the light got better, so it was almost advantageous to go later. I was a little dirty on the top of the turn in certain places, but definitely happy with my result. This is really solid skiing, and I feel like I have a pretty good feeling with this hill. I think when you can enjoy a run of downhill skiing, then you usually can ski with speed."
For many, though, "enjoyable" is not a word they'd use. It was bumpy and rattly, and the conditions were tough. That didn't bother Ryan, though. "It's definitely a bit of a mental challenge," Ryan continued. "You have to constantly, in your head, be pushing it, just knowing that you're not at the finish yet. I feel very solid with my skiing right now. For me, this year, is just about trying to improve every race so that I can get myself into a competitive position. Racing a lot of events is advantageous when you're feeling good and feeling confident, and that's where I'm at right now. I enjoy kicking out of the start gate and I have fun with it, and I think that's one of the reasons I'm able to be consistent right now."
Steven Nyman was 18th while Jared Goldberg moved from bib 42 to 22 on Saturday. Sam Morse, Bryce Bennett, Thomas Biesemeyer and Travis Ganong all started but did not finish in the top-30. Wiley Maple did not start on Saturday.
Up next for the men is the first alpine combined of the season on Sunday.
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Sam Morse
At a mere 23-months-old, Morse made his first tracks skiing at Sugarloaf, Maine. His official hashtag #mooseontheloose is based on his childhood nickname "Moose."
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett began skiing at the age of two, hailing from Olympic Valley, California, where he grew up shredding the terrain of Palisades Tahoe. Bennett was first named to the Stifel U.S.
Jared Goldberg
Born in "Bean Town," Goldberg learned to ski at Killington, VT before his family moved to Utah when he was four. From then on it was all about free skiing at Snowbird. He made the Stifel U.S.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Ryan Cochran-Siegle got his start in skiing from his family’s famous Cochran’s Ski Area. Cochran-Siegle skied to the development team in 2010 and has not looked back. Cochran-Siegle won gold in downhill and combined in the 2012 junior worlds.
Ganong Conquers Stelvio to Finish Eighth in Bormio Downhill
By Megan Harrod
December, 27 2019
On a dark, bumpy Stelvio downhill track in Bormio, Italy—the same track that he crashed on in Dec. 2017, sidelining him for the rest of the season and the PyeongChang Winter Olympics—Travis Ganong finished eighth to lead the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team. (Christophe Pallot - Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
On a dark, bumpy Stelvio downhill track in Bormio, Italy—the same track that he crashed on in Dec. 2017, sidelining him for the rest of the season and the PyeongChang Winter Olympics—Travis Ganong finished eighth on Friday to lead the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team.
Home soil has proven to be good for Italian Dominik Paris, who has now has four downhill victories in Bormio—a new record. Friday’s win was Dominik’s third-straight downhill win at the venue. The battle continues between Dominik and Switzerland’s Beat Feuz, who was second by .39 seconds, while Austria’s Matthias Mayer was third, .42 seconds off Dominik’s pace.
This is Travis’ best finish at the venue since 2012, when he was seventh. Last season, Travis opted to sit out the Bormio season after crashing in a downhill training run on a surface that was among the gnarliest the men have seen—truly a vertical ice rink. The Stelvio track is regarded as one of the most technically challenging downhill tracks on the entire FIS Ski World Cup circuit. Travis, though, excels when it’s dark and bumpy. Take, for instance, his two World Cup victories—one in Santa Caterina, Italy in Dec. 2014, and the other in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in 2017. Neither of these downhills were smooth-sailing by any means. They were real-deal, gnarly downhills.
"It's really nice to finally have another good result here in Bormio," Travis said. "This is where I had my first top-10, but also the two years ago I blew out my knee, and last year it was really bad luck with my ski popping off and I tore my LCL—it was just a grade two tear, so I was able to come back—but I hadn't had a finish here in two years. It had been a while, so it was amazing, today, to have some good feelings on the snow, have some confidence and just turn my brain off and ski."
The conditions at Bormio this year are much, well, tamer than last year. Or, as Travis said "very rippable this year, compared to last year." They watered the track pretty consistently all the way through, so it was an icier track than the men encountered in Val Gardena, Italy. There was a bit more cloud cover on Friday, which made visibility consistent and fair for the entire field. When the sun shines it will quite often cast shadows on certain sections of the course, making it difficult for the athletes to see and adjust.
"This hill really rewards people who don't worry about line, or whatever—they just focus on solid skiing and pushing on the ski and looking for speed. A lot of the tracks on the World Cup are more gliding focused and it's kind of like a drag race, but with this one, there are a lot of places where you can gain time or lose time. It really favors strong and good skiing, so there's not a lot of luck involved here, you have to earn every inch of this hill. Really excited to have another race tomorrow...but then also looking forward to going home after this and having a little break in Tahoe before the second half of the season kicks off."
Ryan Cochran-Siegle landed in 11th place, 1.65 seconds off the leader. With this top-15, he continues his consistency streak, having scored points in nine out of the last 10 races, across four disciplines. Ryan, who scored a career-best sixth place at the last downhill in Birds of Prey in Beaver Creek, Colo., will look to bring what he learned from today into tomorrow’s downhill. In the first and only training run on Thursday, Ryan lost a ski, put it back on, and finished his run. That said, Friday’s rescheduled downhill from Val Gardena, was his first full-go at the Stelvio.
"When I got down to the mid-section before [head coach] Randy [Pelkey] going into the traverse, I just came into a section a little hot and rather than trying to settle my speed, I went into it aggressively, hit some chop and eventually my ski popped off and I twisted around and went into the fence a little," Ryan reflected on Thursday's training run. "Overall, a pretty easy crash in terms of what it could be."
Ryan took what he learned on Thursday into Friday's downhill race. "I know there are certain sections I skied differently today than yesterday," he said. "Knowing that my ski came off in the training run, I was working to be in a better position. I can definitely ski better in certain sections and bring a little bit more of a race mentality, charging a little more, into tomorrow. The biggest thing to learn from today is to trust the skiing and also try to fight more to get the ski going early and skiing powerfully and clean through all the chop. This is my second-best downhill result, so I'm definitely thrilled with my solid skiing, but I know to continue to get better it's going to take aggressive approaches day in and day out on the World Cup, so trying to take that more intense mindset into the start." Needless to say, he's happy to with the result, and he's looking forward to tomorrow.
Steven Nyman rounded out the American male finishers landing in the top-30, finishing 24th, 2.65 seconds out. The margin between the fastest guy and 30th place was a whopping 3.05 seconds—a rarity in speed events, especially men’s downhill. Thomas Biesemeyer, Bryce Bennett, Jared Goldberg and Wiley Maple also started, but did not finish in the points. Sam started but DNFed.
Ryan also had props for his teammates, "The past two years Travis has had one minor and one major injury here. He skied really solid, so for him to come down and put that behind him, ski with a racer's mentality and end up with a top-10 is really impressive. Obviously Bryce [Bennett] and Steven want more, and I think if they go into the video room and figure out where to trim some time, they can. Last year Bryce was really competitive here, so we know he can turn things around. Jared, BZ [Tommy Biesemeyer], Moose [Sam Morse] and Wiley all have the ability to ski fast too." Now the men just need to adjust their approach for tomorrow in order to find that speed.
Up next for the men is another downhill on Saturday, followed by the first alpine combined of the season on Sunday.
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Sam Morse
At a mere 23-months-old, Morse made his first tracks skiing at Sugarloaf, Maine. His official hashtag #mooseontheloose is based on his childhood nickname "Moose."
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett began skiing at the age of two, hailing from Olympic Valley, California, where he grew up shredding the terrain of Palisades Tahoe. Bennett was first named to the Stifel U.S.
Jared Goldberg
Born in "Bean Town," Goldberg learned to ski at Killington, VT before his family moved to Utah when he was four. From then on it was all about free skiing at Snowbird. He made the Stifel U.S.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Ryan Cochran-Siegle got his start in skiing from his family’s famous Cochran’s Ski Area. Cochran-Siegle skied to the development team in 2010 and has not looked back. Cochran-Siegle won gold in downhill and combined in the 2012 junior worlds.
The White Circus Chugs Along to Italy, Austria
By Megan Harrod
December, 26 2019
On 29 December 2011, Mikaela claimed her first World Cup podium (alongside childhood idols Tina Maze and Marlies Schild) in any discipline as she finished third in the Lienz slalom at 16-years-old. (Photo by Christophe Pallot - Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
After a very quick break, the FIS Ski World Cup tour—a.k.a. the “White Circus”—chugs along to Bormio, Italy for the men for a pair of downhills and an alpine combined, and Lienz, Austria, for the women, for a giant slalom and slalom.
Though the men’s speed team was bummed with the cancellation of one of their favorite downhills [the classic Saslong at Val Gardena, Italy], veteran and team leader Steven Nyman spoke highly of Bormio following the news.
"Obviously a big bummer," said Steven Nyman after getting word about the cancellation at the venue where he's won all three of his FIS Ski World Cup victories. "It's a place where the Americans have traditionally done well. Bryce [Bennett] is super bummed, but that's ski racing and I am looking forward to Bormio [Italy]...That's a track I know I can do well on, so we just have to look ahead. That's part of the sport."
The cancelled Val Gardena downhill was rescheduled for Friday at Bormio, Italy. In the first and only downhill training run on Thursday, Travis Ganong posted the 12th-fastest time to lead the American men. As always, training runs are for dialing in strategy and tactics and ensuring the equipment set-up is ready for race day. Steven said after his training run on Thursday that he and Bryce both “pinched line and got squashed in compressions.”
“It’s grippier...but it’s still bumpy and dense...last year it was an ice skating rink, this year there are no sections where you’re thinking to yourself, ‘Will my edge bite?!’ It’s much better, but still—it’s dark and bumpy.”
Though there was just one training run, Steven feels like he got a good feel for the track on Thursday. “I pushed the line, and paid a lot,” he laughed. “There are some sections I went straight into that I shouldn’t have, but I ran bib 1 so I didn’t really get to see anybody or hear any reports. There were some sections I skied well and some sections that I just boned. But I’ve had some good [video] review and I know what I need to do, and I just need to do it.”
Keep an eye on Ryan Cochran-Siegle, too, whose ski came off in the training run, but was skiing “nice and balanced” according to Steven. Ryan was sixth to lead the downhillers in the last World Cup downhill at Beaver Creek, Colo. The men’s speed team continued their White Elephant gift-giving tradition with a Christmas party on Christmas night in Bormio, which Steven says was a success—and of course Steven says he purchased the best gift (a pair of wool slippers from a Christmas market).
Bormio will host two downhills—one on Friday and one on Saturday, followed by the first alpine combined of the season on Sunday.
On the women’s side, Mikaela Shiffrin returns to action to lead the women’s tech team in Lienz, Austria for a giant slalom on Saturday followed by a slalom on Sunday. Mikaela holds Lienz close to her heart, as it's the site of her first World Cup podium, on December 29, 2011—a podium shared with childhood ski idols Marlies Schild of Austria and Tina Maze of Slovenia. After a tough race in Courchevel, France, Mikaela had a successful tech training block in both Courchevel and at our European training base in Folgaria - Alpe Cimbra, Italy. The Christmas holiday didn’t stop Mikaela, and the conditions in Folgaria were excellent.
Here’s the rundown of stats for the weekend:
On December 29, 2011, Mikaela claimed her first World Cup podium in any discipline as she finished third in the Lienz slalom at 16-years-old.
Mikaela Shiffrin has won 62 World Cup races, equal to Annemarie MoserPröll (62) in second place on the all-time women's list. Lindsey Vonn holds the women's record of 82 race wins. On the men's side, only Ingemar Stenmark (86) and Marcel Hirscher (67) have won more World Cup races.
Mikaela has more World Cup victories in all disciplines on Austrian soil (10) than in any other country (9, United States).
Mikaela could become the fifth woman to claim a record 11 World Cup wins in Austria, after Renate Götschl, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Marlies Schild and Lindsey Vonn. On the men's side, only Ingemar Stenmark and Hermann Maier (both 15) have won more than 10 World Cup races in Austria.
Mikaela finished on the podium in giant slalom World Cup races in Lienz on two occasions: third places on December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2017.
Mikaela has won an all-time record 42 World Cup slalom races. Only Ingemar Stenmark (46 in giant slalom) and Lindsey Vonn (43 in downhill) have won more than 42 World Cup races in a single discipline.
The last 22 women's World Cup slalom races were either won by Mikaela (18) or Petra Vlhová (4), since retired Frida Hansdotter won in Flachau on January 10 2017.
Mikaela has recorded a top-two finish in 21 of the last 22 women's World Cup slalom races, including in each of the last 13 since a 'DNF' in Lenzerheide on January 28, 2018.
Mikaela can become the first alpine skier, male or female, to record 14 successive slalom podiums in the World Cup. She now shares the record of 13 with Erika Hess (1980-1982).
Keep an eye on Paula Moltzan, who is excited to be returning to World Cup action after a short break due to some nagging back pain. Nina O’Brien will also start for the women. Nina has shown consistency this season, scoring giant slalom World Cup points in both Soelden, Austria and Killington, Vt., as well as her first parallel slalom points in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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MEN'S STARTERS
Bryce Bennett
Tommy Biesemeyer
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Travis Ganong
Jared Goldberg
Wiley Maple
Sam Morse
Steven Nyman
WOMEN'S STARTERS
Paula Moltzan
Nina O'Brien
Mikaela Shiffrin
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Sam Morse
At a mere 23-months-old, Morse made his first tracks skiing at Sugarloaf, Maine. His official hashtag #mooseontheloose is based on his childhood nickname "Moose."
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett began skiing at the age of two, hailing from Olympic Valley, California, where he grew up shredding the terrain of Palisades Tahoe. Bennett was first named to the Stifel U.S.
Jared Goldberg
Born in "Bean Town," Goldberg learned to ski at Killington, VT before his family moved to Utah when he was four. From then on it was all about free skiing at Snowbird. He made the Stifel U.S.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Ryan Cochran-Siegle got his start in skiing from his family’s famous Cochran’s Ski Area. Cochran-Siegle skied to the development team in 2010 and has not looked back. Cochran-Siegle won gold in downhill and combined in the 2012 junior worlds.
Cochran-Siegle, Radamus Lead U.S. in Alta Badia PGS
By Courtney Harkins
December, 23 2019
River Radamus skis to his best World Cup result in the Alta Badia PGS. (Getty Images/Agence Zoom - Alexis Boichard)
Ryan Cochran-Siegle led the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team in the parallel giant slalom in Alta Badia, Italy with a 12th place and young River Radamus placed 14th, his best World Cup result so far.
The parallel events are always some of the most entertaining races on the FIS Ski World Cup circuit and this one was no different. Monday’s race took place at night under the lights with a screaming crowd cheering for the .01-second wins and wild recoveries, and groaning at the crashes and upsets. Rasmus Windingstad of Norway grabbed the win over Stefan Luitz of Germany in the big final, while Roland Leitinger of Austria beat out Sunday’s giant slalom winner Henrik Kristoffersen in the small final to take his first World Cup podium in third.
On the U.S. side, Ryan, River and Tommy Ford all qualified for the PGS finals in the last race before Christmas. Tommy was eliminated in the first round by Zan Kranjec of Slovenia, finishing 23rd overall. River and Ryan both made it to the 1/8 final but were beaten out by eventual podium finishers Leitinger and Luitz, respectively.
This was River’s second time scoring World Cup points, continuing to show that world that he’s one to keep an eye on through the season. “I felt like I’ve been knocking on the door all season and it feels great to get a little breakthrough here,” said River. “This is an awesome event, and I’m psyched to have put a few good runs together under the lights tonight. I’m hungry to keep the momentum rolling into the next races in January.”
Brian McLaughlin and Steven Nyman also started in today's qualifier, but did not qualify for the race. Cochran-Siegle showcased his consistency and speed, taking his eighth point-scoring result of the season out of nine starts so far.
Next up, the men have a short Christmas break before heading to Bormio, Italy for two downhill races—including the downhill rescheduled from Val Gardena, Italy—and an alpine combined.
At a mere 23-months-old, Morse made his first tracks skiing at Sugarloaf, Maine. His official hashtag #mooseontheloose is based on his childhood nickname "Moose."
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett began skiing at the age of two, hailing from Olympic Valley, California, where he grew up shredding the terrain of Palisades Tahoe. Bennett was first named to the Stifel U.S.
Jared Goldberg
Born in "Bean Town," Goldberg learned to ski at Killington, VT before his family moved to Utah when he was four. From then on it was all about free skiing at Snowbird. He made the Stifel U.S.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Ryan Cochran-Siegle got his start in skiing from his family’s famous Cochran’s Ski Area. Cochran-Siegle skied to the development team in 2010 and has not looked back. Cochran-Siegle won gold in downhill and combined in the 2012 junior worlds.
Cochran-Siegle, Ford Top 20 in Snowy Alta Badia
By Courtney Harkins
December, 22 2019
Ryan Cochran-Siegle skis through dumping snow to 19th place. (Getty Images/Agence Zoom - Alexis Boichard)
The men struggled with low visibility and snowy course conditions at the FIS Ski World Cup giant slalom in Alta Badia, Italy, with Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Tommy Ford leading the way for the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team in 19th and 20th, respectively.
With multiple podiums in Alta Badia under his belt, Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway finally took his first win on the famed Gran Risa. Frenchman Cyprien Sarrazin put down a blazing fast second run and skiing from bib 35 (and 22nd place first run!) to second. Zan Kranjec of Slovenia was third.
After days of heavy snowfall throughout Europe caused a shortened super-G on Friday and canceled Saturday’s downhill in Val Gardena, the men hoped for better conditions in Alta Badia for the tech events. But while the snow had let up slightly overnight, the morning proved a different animal with the men waking up to more dumping snow.
“They were able to inject a little bit last night and it felt like it was going to be pretty good in sections, but it rotted and the snow was pretty crummy,” said Tommy, who recently won the giant slalom in Beaver Creek, Colo. “It was hard to finish turns and keep a clean edge. It was a rattle ride the whole way down both runs.”
It was rough for all the World Cup men, with plenty of DNFs and many not able to maintain their first run results due to course conditions. But Ryan looked at it as a learning experience.
“Personally, I haven’t been skiing a lot of GS. I feel fine about (the result)—not overly enthusiastic, but not too down by any means. Tommy and I both want more and know we can have more, but it takes a bit of executing on race day,” said Ryan. “Moving forward, we’re trying to learn from how we can ski better in these conditions. They are challenging conditions, but also not the norm on the World Cup.”
River Radamus and Brian McLaughlin started, but did not qualify for a second run. Ted Ligety was in the podium-hunt first run, but got a little off-balance over a roller, causing him to miss a gate and DNF.
Next up, the men ski a parallel giant slalom on Monday on the Gran Risa. “It’s always a pleasure to be in Alta Badia, whether it’s in these kinds of conditions or not,” said Tommy good-naturedly. “Now we’re preparing for tomorrow—the parallel event. Should be pretty good!”
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Tommy Ford, who brought the red leader bib into Sunday's race, talks to Head Coach Forest Carey during a snowy inspection. (Max Hall)
Sam Morse
At a mere 23-months-old, Morse made his first tracks skiing at Sugarloaf, Maine. His official hashtag #mooseontheloose is based on his childhood nickname "Moose."
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett began skiing at the age of two, hailing from Olympic Valley, California, where he grew up shredding the terrain of Palisades Tahoe. Bennett was first named to the Stifel U.S.
Jared Goldberg
Born in "Bean Town," Goldberg learned to ski at Killington, VT before his family moved to Utah when he was four. From then on it was all about free skiing at Snowbird. He made the Stifel U.S.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Ryan Cochran-Siegle got his start in skiing from his family’s famous Cochran’s Ski Area. Cochran-Siegle skied to the development team in 2010 and has not looked back. Cochran-Siegle won gold in downhill and combined in the 2012 junior worlds.
Val d'Isere Race Series Cancelled, Shiffrin Maintains Overall Lead
By Megan Harrod
December, 22 2019
With the Val d'Isere series cancelled due to weather, Mikaela Shiffrin maintains her lead in the overall by 165 points over Italy's Federica Brignone. (Dustin Satloff - Getty Images)
Unfortunately, due to strong winds and heavy snowfall, the jury together with the organizing committee at Val d'Isere France decided to cancel the women's downhill.
On Saturday, due to weather, the women's downhill was cancelled then pushed to Sunday to replace the alpine combined. With a weather pattern coming in to Val d'Isere forecasted to bring over one meter of snow, the organizers were uncertain but hopeful about the rescheduled race on Sunday. In the end, it proved to be too unsafe to hold a fair race, and the entire series has been cancelled. It is unclear when and where the races will be scheduled, but stay tuned for more information.
Current FIS Ski World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin had opted out of the weekend's races to train and focus on tech events for the upcoming Lienz, Austria giant slalom and slalom races on Dec. 28-29, which—once again—proved to be the right decision for more reasons than one. Not only did she get some valuable training in, but Mikaela maintains her lead in the overall by 165 points over Italy's Federica Brignone. And, so it seems, Mikaela even wins when it comes to the weather.
Up next for the women will be the tech series in Lienz, while Alice McKennis and the speed women have a break over the holidays and will return to action in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee on Jan. 11-12 with a downhill and an alpine combined.
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Sam Morse
At a mere 23-months-old, Morse made his first tracks skiing at Sugarloaf, Maine. His official hashtag #mooseontheloose is based on his childhood nickname "Moose."
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett began skiing at the age of two, hailing from Olympic Valley, California, where he grew up shredding the terrain of Palisades Tahoe. Bennett was first named to the Stifel U.S.
Jared Goldberg
Born in "Bean Town," Goldberg learned to ski at Killington, VT before his family moved to Utah when he was four. From then on it was all about free skiing at Snowbird. He made the Stifel U.S.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Ryan Cochran-Siegle got his start in skiing from his family’s famous Cochran’s Ski Area. Cochran-Siegle skied to the development team in 2010 and has not looked back. Cochran-Siegle won gold in downhill and combined in the 2012 junior worlds.
Double Downhill Cancellation for Alpine Men and Women
By Megan Harrod
December, 21 2019
Steven Nyman throws a peace sign to the camera after taking first place for the third time in his career at Val Gardena, Italy on December, 19, 2014. (Francis Bompard - Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
As rain poured down in Val Gardena, Italy, and wreaked havoc on the Saslong track, the organizers together with the jury decided to cancel Saturday's classic men's downhill race. Over in Val d'Isere, France, snow fell throughout the night, forcing organizers to cancel Saturday's women's downhill race.
Earlier in the morning, the decision in Val Gardena was that the men would start from the reserve start (super-G start). As rain continued to fall and conditions grew more and more questionable, the decision was made to cancel the race. In Val d'Isere, the forecast is calling for over one meter of snow Sunday, but the weather was supposed to be clear on Saturday for the women's downhill. With no indication the snow will slow down, as the forecast currently looks like 100% chance for snow throughout the night and into Tuesday.
"Obviously a big bummer," said Steven Nyman after getting word about the cancellation at the venue where he's won all three of his FIS Ski World Cup victories. "It's a place where the Americans have traditionally done well. Bryce is super bummed, but that's ski racing and I am looking forward to Bormio [Italy]. I'm not sure if it's official, but they're talking about making two downhills in Bormio. That's a track I know I can do well on, so we just have to look ahead. That's part of the sport."
Last year, the American men went 4-5-6 (Bryce Bennett, Steven and Travis Ganong) in the Val Gardena downhill, starting what would be a solid streak of consistency for Bryce, in particular. In Bormio on a vertical ice rink, Bryce threw down and ended up in fourth, matching his career best at the previous race in Val Gardena—just 15 one-hundredths off the podium.
The women's program has been confirmed for Sunday, with downhill replacing the alpine combined. With the way things are shaping up in Val d'Isere, current overall leader Mikaela Shiffrin's decision to forego the downhill and alpine combined in Val d'Isere is looking to have, once again, been a very wise move—reminiscent of the her decision last year to skip the speed series in Sochi, Russia, where all races were cancelled.
Up next, the men will head to Alta Badia, Italy for a giant slalom and parallel giant slalom, where all eyes will be on Beaver Creek, Colo. winner Tommy Ford. With Val d’Isere having been cancelled, the men are chomping at the bit to ski one of their favorite tracks on the tour: the Gran Risa in Alta Badia, Italy. Tommy scored a career-best (at the time) fifth in Alta Badia in 2018, leading four Americans into the points.
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Sam Morse
At a mere 23-months-old, Morse made his first tracks skiing at Sugarloaf, Maine. His official hashtag #mooseontheloose is based on his childhood nickname "Moose."
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett began skiing at the age of two, hailing from Olympic Valley, California, where he grew up shredding the terrain of Palisades Tahoe. Bennett was first named to the Stifel U.S.
Jared Goldberg
Born in "Bean Town," Goldberg learned to ski at Killington, VT before his family moved to Utah when he was four. From then on it was all about free skiing at Snowbird. He made the Stifel U.S.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Ryan Cochran-Siegle got his start in skiing from his family’s famous Cochran’s Ski Area. Cochran-Siegle skied to the development team in 2010 and has not looked back. Cochran-Siegle won gold in downhill and combined in the 2012 junior worlds.
Nyman 13th, Dupratt Career-Best 22nd Despite Rough Weather in Val Gardena
By Megan Harrod
December, 20 2019
Steven Nyman finished in 13th on Friday's super-G in Val Gardena, Italy, despite numerous delays and course holds due to weather. (Alexis Boichard - Zoom Agency/Getty Images)
On a day rife with challenging weather and course holds due to fog, the 37-year-old veteran Steven Nyman remained unfazed on his favorite track of the circuit, scoring his best super-G result at Val Gardena, Italy, since 2006 to lead the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team in 13th.
It was a shortened super-G from the beginning, with the start lowered to Mauer 1 at 11:45am CET. From there, the fog rolled in and spiraled a bit out of control with at least eight holds before the organizers finally called the race after 48 athletes. Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr took the victory, with Norwegian Kjetil Jansrud on his heels in second by just .05 seconds, and German comeback kid Thomas Dressen rounding out the podium in third, .22 seconds out.
After Steven pulled a ballerina move at 110 km/hour in one of the fastest sections of the course in Thursday's one and only downhill training run, he refocused and pulled himself together for the super-G on Friday, despite the long course holds due to inclement weather.
"My boots were starting to hurt they were on for so long," Steven said with a laugh in the finish. "I skied really well, I had one mistake entering the Ciaslat, and they say if it wasn't for that, I could have been on the podium, but I really am happy with the way I executed overall. It's a sprint race, it's short, this super-G is always a sprint race—you gotta really gun. But from the beginning during inspection, I saw the course and it made sense to me the way they set over the terrain. I really liked it. I liked the way it flowed, and I'm happy."
Steven is also known as “King of the Saslong” for winning the downhill in 2006, 2012 and 2014. In fact, only two skiers have bested his three victories—Kristian Ghedina and Franz Klammer, each with four. Coincidentally, Steven and Bryce’s serviceman, Leo Mussi, was Kristian Ghedina’s serviceman for those four victories as well. So it’s safe to say that Leo Mussi is actually the “King of the Saslong.” Steven was also third on the Saslong in 2016. He's hoping that Friday's skiing is a good omen for Saturday's downhill in this place that is so near and dear to his heart.
"Hopefully it's a good omen for tomorrow, but again, the weather today...lots of waiting, lots of having to stay in the game and stay focused," reflected Steven. "You thought it was over, you thought it was back, you thought it was over, so you never really know, and tomorrow's going to be the same game. Luckily I've skied this a lot and I know what to do on the downhill track, so we'll see what happens. There is a lot of wetness in the snow, but the snow was still dense. They've done a great job to maintain the snow despite all of the course holds and the snow falling up top, and the rain at the bottom. I trusted my technician, I know he makes some good skis here in Gardena, so it came down to me and my performance."
Sam Dupratt, who scored his career-first World Cup points at none other than Kitzbuehel, Austria, in super-G (29th), scored a career-best on Friday when he tied for 22nd with France's Brice Roger. Sam gave big accolades to the organizer for getting the race off and making it happen.
"Today was awesome," exclaimed Sam. "Hats off to the organizer for pushing so hard to make this happen and sorry to the athletes that got cut off. Definitely the longest day in my skiing career. I had my boots off eating an apple strudel and drinking a cappuccino 10 minutes before I raced. It was super hard to be focused for so many hours leading up to it. I really needed this race to happen since my season has started off poorly. I tried to use that motivation from being slow in the past few races to fuel the focus and desire to send it in less than ideal conditions."
"Super stoked to score my personal best this week but planning to keep the ball rolling," Sam continued. "This was only my fifth World Cup super-G start, so it really helps to have some results to help convince myself that I belong here and that I can ski with the best skiers in the world."
Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Travis Ganong were also able to get out of the start gate before the race was called, but ended up outside of the top 30 in 35th and 38th, respectively. Tommy Biesemeyer was two shy of the start gate when the race was cancelled, and Jared Goldberg also was unable to start due to the cancellation.
Up next, the men will watch video and refocus for Saturday's Saslong classic downhill, a favorite of the American downhillers. Last year, the American men went 4-5-6—Bryce Bennett-Steven Nyman-Travis Ganong—on the Saslong. Time for some podium-hunting!
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Sam Morse
At a mere 23-months-old, Morse made his first tracks skiing at Sugarloaf, Maine. His official hashtag #mooseontheloose is based on his childhood nickname "Moose."
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett began skiing at the age of two, hailing from Olympic Valley, California, where he grew up shredding the terrain of Palisades Tahoe. Bennett was first named to the Stifel U.S.
Jared Goldberg
Born in "Bean Town," Goldberg learned to ski at Killington, VT before his family moved to Utah when he was four. From then on it was all about free skiing at Snowbird. He made the Stifel U.S.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Ryan Cochran-Siegle got his start in skiing from his family’s famous Cochran’s Ski Area. Cochran-Siegle skied to the development team in 2010 and has not looked back. Cochran-Siegle won gold in downhill and combined in the 2012 junior worlds.
The Show Must Go On: Val D'Isere, Val Gardena, and Alta Badia
By Megan Harrod
December, 19 2019
Bryce Bennett—who loves Val Gardena, and has had career-bests on the track, including fourth last season—led the Americans in Thursday's downhill training run in fifth. (Alexis Boichard - Zoom Agency, Getty Images)
The FIS Alpine World Cup Tour show must go on—and indeed it will, in Val Gardena and Alta Badia, Italy for the men (“Pizza and Pasta Tour”: commence!), and Val d’Isere, France for the women.
With some tricky weather coming through Europe, bringing rain and warmer temperatures—and what sounds like A LOT of snow over the weekend in Val d’Isere, France—the men’s and women’s World Cup circuits will brace themselves and cross their fingers/hold their thumbs. Perhaps, even, they’ll pray to Ullr (God of snow) for the best outcome.
In the first of two downhill training runs in Val d’Isere, the Austrian women were the fastest skiers of the day, led by Ramona Seibenhofer. Alice McKennis led the American women in 15th, followed by a much more aggressive and confident Jackie Wiles, in 22nd, and Alice Merryweather in 44th. Of course, training days are for figuring out and dialing in line, set-up, etc—so it was a learning day for the women, who haven’t been at this venue in two years (due to weather last season).
Alice McKennis inspects the downhill course with longtime coach Alex Hoedlmoser.
“I’ve felt really confident coming into the season, and feel really good on my skis and feel like I’m in a strong body position, so it’s obviously very exciting to do well and to realize some of your goals,” reflected Alice McKennis following her training run. “But, I knew coming into the season I was skiing well, and to follow through with the skiing I had in training feels really good.” The biggest adjustment in coming back for Alice may not be finding her form, but rather learning all of the new faces on tour.
“I don’t know who anybody is,” Alice laughed. “It’s quite a lot of younger, newer faces, and I’m definitely one of the older ladies out here. But I’m enjoying it all the same, and it’s kind of cool to see some of the younger racers. It’s a very strong field and there are a lot of young women that are skiing really well technically, and I love watching that.”
The women will kick off the series with a downhill on Saturday followed by an alpine combined on Sunday. Winds are expected to be upwards of 160 km/hour on Friday, which may throw a wrench in the plans for the second downhill training day. That said, it is supposed to clear up for Saturday’s downhill. On Saturday evening, a weather pattern is coming in that is likely to dump more than a meter (100 cm) of snow on Sunday, continuing into Monday through the holiday week. At this point, the weather does not look like it will be kind to the alpine combined women in Val d’Isere, but only time will tell.
Mikaela Shiffrin, who had a tough day in Courchevel’s giant slalom on Tuesday, announced on Thursday that she will sit out the Val d’Isere series to focus on the upcoming tech events in Lienz, Austria on Dec. 28-29th. On Twitter, she shared a series of tweets as she was making her decision, confirming for fans and media on Thursday that she would be sitting the Val d'Isere series out:
At this point, with the impending weather, it seems like Mikaela’s decision will be a smart one, as she will get some valuable time training slalom and giant slalom—her bread and butter events—as well as some quality time spent over Christmas with her team and her family.
The men are primed and ready to compete at two of their favorite venues on the circuit, with stops in Val Gardena, Italy for a speed series followed by a giant slalom and parallel giant slalom on the Gran Risa at Alta Badia, Italy. Weather has been tough in Italy, with warm temperatures and rain, as thick fog forced the cancellation of Wednesday's downhill training run. Thursday’s first and final downhill training run proved to be a success for the Americans, with Bryce Bennett—who loves Val Gardena, and has had career-bests on the track, including fourth last season—leading the Americans in fifth, followed by teammate Jared Goldberg in eighth, Travis Ganong in 26th, Ryan Cochran-Siegle 28th, Sam Morse 34th, Wiley Maple 49th, Sam Dupratt 58th and Tommy Biesemeyer 67th.
Steven Nyman, also known as “King of the Saslong” for winning the downhill in 2006, 2012 and 2014—only two skiers have bested his three victories—Kristian Ghedina and Franz Klammer, each with four. Coincidentally, Steven and Bryce’s serviceman, Leo Mussi, was Kristian Ghedina’s serviceman for those four victories as well. So it’s safe to say that Leo Mussi is actually the “King of the Saslong.” In Thursday’s training run, Steven finished last. Now, you may all be scratching your heads at his time, which was 7.69 seconds off Norwegian Kjetil Jansrud’s pace. “Why?” you may ask? Well, because in one of the fastest sections of the course, Steven pulled a ballerina move at 110 km/hour.
“It's wet and currently drizzling. It's been this way for a few days,” Steven said of the weather in Val Gardena. “Today we got a window in the morning to get the run done and it happened! The snow was good and held up. They did a great job with prep considering. There's a new section on the track that is interesting. It is before the Mauer jumps. The jumps were big with some kicks to them, which will be shaved down to remove the kicks for Saturday. And, I did a ballerina move on the last turn. I caught an edge and it spun me around but I somehow didn't catch another edge and flap down I stayed on my feet going backwards into the net but did a reverse wedge pulled it off and kept going.” He is lucky to have walked away from that one unscathed.
Bryce, who led the way in 2018, in fourth, says Val Gardena holds a special place in his heart. “Val Gardena has a soft spot in my heart,” he said in an interview to the International Ski Federation (FIS) earlier this fall. “I enjoy Italy, especially that part of Italy, and the course itself fits my skiing style. I've also done well there a number of times so that always helps. My main motivation is classic downhills…downhills with history.” With the fifth-fastest time on Thursday, despite some mistakes, Bryce knows what he has to do to make up time. And, rest assured, he will.
On the men’s giant slalom side, all eyes will be on Beaver Creek, Colo. winner Tommy Ford. With Val d’Isere having been cancelled, the men are chomping at the bit to ski one of their favorite tracks on the tour: the Gran Risa in Alta Badia, Italy. Tommy scored a career-best (at the time) fifth in Alta Badia in 2018, leading four into the points.
It’s bound to be an action-packed weekend, so make sure to tune in! See below for all of the details on who and how to watch.
MEN’S STARTERS
VAL GARDENA
Bryce Bennett
Tommy Biesemeyer
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Sam Dupratt
Travis Ganong
Jared Goldberg
Wiley Maple
Sam Morse
Steven Nyman
ALTA BADIA
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Tommy Ford
Ted Ligety
Brian McLaughlin
River Radamus
WOMEN’S STARTERS
Alice McKennis
Alice Merryweather
Jackie Wiles
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Note: All televised events to stream across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA app
Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass, available here: https://www.nbcsports.com/gold/snow.
Sam Morse
At a mere 23-months-old, Morse made his first tracks skiing at Sugarloaf, Maine. His official hashtag #mooseontheloose is based on his childhood nickname "Moose."
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett began skiing at the age of two, hailing from Olympic Valley, California, where he grew up shredding the terrain of Palisades Tahoe. Bennett was first named to the Stifel U.S.
Jared Goldberg
Born in "Bean Town," Goldberg learned to ski at Killington, VT before his family moved to Utah when he was four. From then on it was all about free skiing at Snowbird. He made the Stifel U.S.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Ryan Cochran-Siegle got his start in skiing from his family’s famous Cochran’s Ski Area. Cochran-Siegle skied to the development team in 2010 and has not looked back. Cochran-Siegle won gold in downhill and combined in the 2012 junior worlds.
The Next Generation: Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020 Team Announced
By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
December, 17 2019
Lauren Macuga will represent the United States on the alpine team at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020.
U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced its 2020 team for the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020 set for January 9 - 22 in Switzerland. Nominations include those age-eligible athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria in the 2019 winter season.
Lausanne is known as the “Olympic Capital,” and has been the home of the modern Olympic Movement for more than 100 years. More than 50 international sporting organizations are based in this region. The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) serves to inspire the next generation to embody the Olympic values of Respect, Friendship, and Excellence. Competing in a location so steeped in Olympic history and tradition will set the tone for what is sure to be an awesome few weeks of competition. America’s next generation of ski and snowboard greats will compete for youth Olympic glory and put the world on notice.
Since the last YOG, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) increased alpine quotas for major nations to two athletes per-gender. The U.S. finished top-eight in the Hodler Cup at the Junior World Ski Championships, qualifying alpine for a third spot per gender.
“We have a good group of young athletes on our [alpine] team,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Alpine Development Director Chip Knight. “These are all U18 athletes, so it will be the first major international championship event of their careers. They are all really excited to participate, and to compete for medals with the best athletes their age in the world.”
Because of a fourth overall team performance in the Marc Holder Award standings in 2018, the International Federation du Ski (FIS) and the IOC awarded the United States three Youth Olympic starts per gender in the disciplines of cross country, ski jumping and nordic combined - a step up from the usual one per gender in previous years. The Marc Hodler Award is based on total Junior World Nordic Ski Championships, including a nation’s points awarded for cross country, ski jumping and nordic combined.
Snowboard and Freeski athletes will compete in halfpipe, slopestyle/big air, and ski/snowboardcross events. Quota spots for U.S. athletes were earned based on the team’s performance at FIS Junior Worlds in 2019. Some of the standout performances at the 2019 FIS Junior Worlds events included a men’s podium sweep in Freeski halfpipe, two podium finishes in Freeski slopestyle, two podium finishes in Freeski big air, one podium finish in Snowboard halfpipe, and one podium finish in Snowboard slopestyle.
“We have a really strong team of development athletes nominated to this team and we are looking forward to a fun and exciting event and experience in Switzerland,” said Sport Development Senior Manager for Freeski and Snowboard Ashley Diebold.
For the full roster of athletes representing the United States, visit teamusa.org.
2020 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Youth Olympic Team
(Hometown; Club; USASA Series (if applicable); Year of Birth)
Alpine
Women Lauren Macuga (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard Club; 2002) Emma Resnick (Vail, Colo.; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; 2003)
Nicola Rountree-Williams (Edwards, Colo.; Independent/Private; 2002)
Men
Daniel Gillis (Guilford, Conn.; Burke Mountain Academy; 2002)
Maxx Parys (Bethel, Maine; Gould Academy; 2002)
Trent Pennington (Shalimar, Fla.; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; 2002)
Cross Country
Women Kendall Kramer (Fairbank, Alaska; Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks; 2002)
Sydney Palmer-Leger (Park City, Utah; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 2002)
Nina Seemann (Bondville, Vt.; Stratton Mtn School, 2002)
Men
Will Koch (Peru, Vt.; Stratton Mtn School; 2002)
Brian Bushey (Montpelier, Vt.; Green Mtn Valley School; 2002)
Kai Mittelsteadt (Bozeman, Mont.; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 2002)
Snowboard
Halfpipe
Men
Jack Coyne (Edwards, Colo..; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 2002)
Kolman LeCroy (Mammoth Mountain, Calif.; Mammoth Mountain Ski and Snowboard Team; Mammoth Unbound Series; 2002)
Women
Tessa Maud (Carlsbad, Calif.; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 2003)
Athena Comeau (Rutland, Mass.; New Hampshire Series; 2002)
Slopestyle/Big Air
Men
Jake Canter (Evergreen, Colo.; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen Snowmass Series; 2003)
Dusty Henricksen (Mammoth Lakes, Calif; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 2003)
Women
Ty Schnorrbusch (Monroe Township, N.J.; Tom Anderson, Rocky Mountain Series 2002)
Courtney Rummel (West Bend, Wisc.; Adam Junio; Midwest Best Series; 2003)
Freeski
Halfpipe
Men
Connor Ladd (Lakewood, Colo.; Rocky Mountain Series; 2003)
Hunter Carey (Winter Park, Colo.; Winter Park Competition Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 2002)
Women
Svea Irving (Winter Park, Colo.; Winter Park Freeride Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 2002)
Hanna Faulhaber (Carbondale, Colo.; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 2004)
Slopestyle/Big Air
Men
Kiernan Fagan (Brownfield, Maine; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Rocky Mountain Series; 2002)
Hunter Henderson (Madbury, N.H..; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; 2002)
Skicross
Men
Eli Derrick (Harrisonburg, Va.; Carrabassett Valley Academy; Maine Mountain Series; 2002)
Ski Jumping
Men
Erik Belshaw (Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club / USANS; 2004)
Landon Lee (Eau Claire, Wisc.; Flying Eagles Ski Club / USANS; 2002)
Women
Annika Belshaw (Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club / USANS; 2002)
Paige Jones (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard / USANS; 2002)
Nordic Combined
Men
Niklas Malacinski (Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club / USANS; 2003)
Carter Brubaker (Anchorage, Alaska; Team Alaska / USANS; 2003)
Women
Tess Arnone (Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club / USANS; 2003)
Alexa Brabec (Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club / USANS; 2004)
LIVE STREAM
Live stream of the Olympic Channel will be up in the US at TeamUSA.org/Lausanne2020 starting with Opening Ceremonies. It will be free of charge with no log-in needed. You can see their schedule here: https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/live/.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
For the full schedule of events, visit Lausanne2020.sport.
Sam Morse
At a mere 23-months-old, Morse made his first tracks skiing at Sugarloaf, Maine. His official hashtag #mooseontheloose is based on his childhood nickname "Moose."
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett began skiing at the age of two, hailing from Olympic Valley, California, where he grew up shredding the terrain of Palisades Tahoe. Bennett was first named to the Stifel U.S.
Jared Goldberg
Born in "Bean Town," Goldberg learned to ski at Killington, VT before his family moved to Utah when he was four. From then on it was all about free skiing at Snowbird. He made the Stifel U.S.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Ryan Cochran-Siegle got his start in skiing from his family’s famous Cochran’s Ski Area. Cochran-Siegle skied to the development team in 2010 and has not looked back. Cochran-Siegle won gold in downhill and combined in the 2012 junior worlds.
