Westminster Alum Cochran-Siegle Wins Silver In Men’s Alpine Skiing Super-G
Feb 7, 2022, 9:57 PM | Updated: Feb 8, 2022, 9:16 am
SALT LAKE CITY – Westminster College alum Ryan Cochran-Siegle captured the silver medal in the Men’s Alpine Skiing Super-G at the Winter Olympics.
Fellow Westminster alum Bryce Bennett and Cochran-Siegle took part in the Men’s Alpine Skiing Super-G at Yanqing Alpine Skiing Centre on Monday, February 7.
SILVER for Ryan Cochran-Siegle! 🥈
He's bringing home silver for @TeamUSA in the men's super-G. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/plKpZmVYBU
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 8, 2022
Cochran-Siegle was the 14th skier to take the course. Bennett went 22nd.
After Cochran-Siegle’s run, he was in second place and 0.04 seconds behind the leader, Matthias Mayer of Austria.
Bennett’s run wasn’t as quick as his teammate’s. He sat in 14th after his run.
Cochran-Siegle ended in second place and won Silver. Bennett ended in 17th place overall.
"Getting an Olympic medal is definitely a dream so it'd be pretty cool."
Ryan Cochran-Siegle talks about carrying on his family's Olympic legacy and bringing home an Olympic medal like his mother, Barbara, did at the 1972 Olympics. pic.twitter.com/eK5aZFcVKx
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 8, 2022
Mayer won Gold.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle’s Time
Interm 1
Time: 20.93
Difference: -0.09
Interm 2
Time: 43.07
Difference: +0.01
Interm 3
Time: 1:00.00
Difference: -0.18
Finish
Time: 1:19.98
Difference: +0.04
Bryce Bennett’s Time
Interm 1
Time: 21.47
Difference: +0.56
Interm 2
Time: 43.86
Difference: +1.08
Interm 3
Time: 1:01.41
Difference: +1.46
Finish
Time: 1:21.80
Difference: +1.86
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