American skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle secured a silver medal in the men's super-G event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Bormio, Italy, finishing 0.13 seconds behind Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen. The 33-year-old from Vermont defended his silver from the 2022 Beijing Games on the 54th anniversary of his mother Barbara Cochran's Olympic gold. Cochran-Siegle overcame illness from the recent downhill race to deliver a strong performance.
The men's super-G competition took place on February 11, 2026, at the Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio, Italy, during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Ryan Cochran-Siegle, racing third overall, posted a time of 1:25.45 to take an early lead, but Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen surpassed him with 1:25.32, earning gold. This marked von Allmen's third gold of the Games, following victories in downhill and team combined, making him the first skier to achieve three golds in one Olympics since Jean-Claude Killy in 1968. Marco Odermatt of Switzerland claimed bronze in 1:25.60, despite being the favorite as the leader in multiple World Cup standings.
Cochran-Siegle's achievement echoed his narrow silver in Beijing, where he finished 0.04 seconds behind Austria's Matthias Mayer. The Vermont native, who works in his family's maple syrup business, Cochran’s Slopeside Syrup, drew inspiration from his mother Barbara Cochran's slalom gold at the 1972 Sapporo Olympics. She attended the race and was seen cheering from the stands.
Four days earlier, Cochran-Siegle placed 18th in downhill after battling illness, including nausea that led to vomiting. He recovered by the super-G, stating, "I woke up feeling a lot better this morning." He credited other Team USA performances, including Breezy Johnson's downhill gold and Ben Ogden's cross-country sprint silver, for boosting his confidence: "Seeing their performances... reinstilled the belief in myself."
U.S. teammate Paula Moltzan, who won bronze in team combined, praised the result: "It's so hard when you run so early... but once the big players had come down and he was still sitting in second, I think we were all just so proud." Other Americans finished lower: Sam Morse in 23rd, Kyle Negomir in 26th, and River Radamus did not finish.
Cochran-Siegle reflected on the podium, telling von Allmen and Odermatt, "Today was easier because I was further behind you. I was four hundredths last time." He emphasized his mother's influence: "She taught me that a positive mindset can carry you through the toughest moments."
