Podium for Cochran-Siegle in Crans-Montana

In a standout performance at Sunday’s men’s World Cup downhill in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, the last race before the Olympic Games begin, Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Ryan Cochran-Siegle charged down the challenging Nationale slope to claim third place. 

The sun came out in Crans-Montana, a stark contrast to the flat light the women encountered over the previous days. Cochran-Siegle, the 2022 Olympic silver medalist in super-G, delivered one of his best runs of the season to stand on the podium for the second time of the 2025-26 season. He skied fluidly, carrying and building speed consistently throughout the gliding course. 

“I’m just trying to ski with some joy and fun,” said Cochran-Siegle. “I was just more focused on enjoying it. It’s so rare that we get days like this – nice sunshine on a sunny slope with fun terrain, so I was really just trying to enjoy that.”

Cochran-Siegle’s most recent World Cup podium came on December 4, 2025, when he finished second in the downhill at the Stifel Birds of Prey in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Crans-Montana marked his fifth career World Cup podium and fourth in downhill, setting himself up nicely for the Olympic Games. 

“I just gotta reset. Every venue is unique and obviously Bormio will be really exciting,” said Cochran-Sielge. “The Olympics are a huge part of the sport and just the global attention of sports in general is super cool… I’ll take today with me and then embrace the challenge that will be coming up this next week.”

Bryce Bennett was the next top American, finishing 18th. Wiley Maple also finished in the points in 29th place. Kyle Negomir was 40th, Erik Arvidsson 41st, Jared Goldberg 48th, Sam Morse 50th and Isaiah Nelson 54th. 

The men race first at the Olympic Games, beginning downhill training on Feb. 4 with the downhill scheduled for Feb. 7, the morning after Opening Ceremony. 

RESULTS
Men’s downhill