Radamus, Cochran-Siegle Top 15 at Birds of Prey Super-G

On Friday’s super-G at the Stifel Birds of Prey River Radamus led the way for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team in 12th place with teammate Ryan Cochran-Siegle just behind in 13th. Jared Goldberg rounded out the group in 25th. 

It was a tricky weather day for the racers, with wind, snow and more causing long delays and questions on whether the race would go off. After a hold for the first 30 minutes, the race went on. However, it was a bit of a wait for the first American, the day prior’s second-place finisher, Cochran-Siegle. 

Cochran-Siegle hesitated at the top of the brink, but brought it back in the second half to make a strong result of 13th. 

“I think my execution was just off the mark in terms of being ahead of it. I started feeling my feet underneath me once I got through the pitch. But gave up too much time, at the top” said Cochran-Siegle. 

With the weather causing many delays, the hometown kid Radamus ran six athletes and nearly an hour after Cochran-Siegle. Radamus pushed to his limit and found himself just 0.35 off the pace – the best of any skier around him and in line for a podium. But just towards the bottom, Radamus put his hip on the ground and lost all of his speed. He still had a strong day in 12th, snagging the Stifel Bibbo Award and earning the respect of the top international skiers, with many expressing their respect for his on-the-edge skiing to Radamus in the finish. 

“I knew that whenever we got to go, I had to be ready. And to have to wait that long up there. I wanted to make it worth it. So I wanted to lay it all on the line,” said Radamus. 

“If I have the nerve to really commit in those first four turns I'll set the tone for myself the rest of the way,” said Radamus. “It was dark, it was bumpy but the conditions were still good enough that you could get some response. I felt like I was putting it on the line and then obviously I made a huge mistake. It's frustrating.” 

Shortly after Radamus ran, the race was stopped due to weather conditions. Despite the short ending, the fans were pleased to see some action on the famed Birds of Prey course. 

“I have to take the good with the bad and hopefully take some fast skiing into Sunday,” said Radamus. 

The winner of the race was Austrian great Vincent Kreichmayr. Norwegian Fredrik Moeller was second and Austrian Raphael Haaser in third. 

The men now turn to giant slalom on Sunday. 

RESULTS
Men's super-G