Mikaela Shiffrin led the U.S. Alpine Ski Team in super-G at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, finishing 16th, Sunday. Keely Cashman also scored points, skiing into 28th place.

Hometown hero Elena Curtoni of Italy took her second career win with Tamara Tippler of Austria in second and Michelle Gisin of Switzerland third. World Cup super-G standing leader Federica Brignone of Italy was fourth. Saturday’s downhill winner and speed sensation Sofia Goggia crashed hard on the course and did not finish. She skied to the finish and is being evaluated.

The Italian woman are on fire heading into the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, having won the last three straight races on the World Cup circuit—Brignone won the super-G in Zauchensee, Austria, followed by Goggia and Curtoni’s back-to-back wins in Cortina.

Both Shiffrin and Cashman skied well in the fast super-G but felt like they have more in the tank. “I skied a little bit passive, not super aggressive,” said Cashman. “I’m not that happy with it, but that’s ski racing.”

Though it wasn’t the result she wanted, the Olympic excitement is starting to set in for first-time Olympian Cashman, who overcame an injury over the last year to return to the World Cup stage during an Olympic year and make the team. “Obviously this is something I’ve been working toward my entire life,” she said. “It feels really good to be here and to make my first Olympic team and I’m very excited about it.”

Jackie Wiles, Alix Wilkinson, Mo Lebel, and Tricia Mangan did not finish but are OK. 

Shiffrin remains first in the overall World Cup standings, while Brignone leads the super-G World Cup standings.

The women stay in Italy for giant slalom in Kronplatz, Italy, on Tuesday before the final weekend of speed events in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, before heading to Beijing.

RESULTS
Women’s super-G

STANDINGS
Super-G
Overall

HOW TO WATCH 
All times EST
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Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022
4:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Giant Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Kronplatz, ITA, Streaming Peacock, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Kronplatz, ITA, Streaming Peacock, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live
11:45 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Schladming, AUT, Streaming Peacock
2:45 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Schladming, AUT, Streaming Peacock

Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022
5:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Downhill - LIVE, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live

Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022
5:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Super-G - LIVE, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live

Luke Winters charged through snowy conditions and challenging terrain to take 11th in Saturday's slalom at the Hahenkamm-Rennen in Kitzbuehel, Austria. Winters, who has fought vigorously to get into the points from the back of the pack throughout the season, was not incredibly happy with his skiing but was thankful to have finished two runs in tough conditions. Twenty-two men in the field did not finish the first run, and 11 men did not finish the second run, leaving 19 men standing in the points by the end of second run.

"I know there's a lot more speed there and I know I can ski a lot better than that, said Winters. "But it is what it is, it's Kitzbuehel, and it's crazy, there's terrain, and not one turn is the same. So I'm happy with my execution as far as keeping it rolling and keeping the speed at the bottom of both runs but I know there's more there. It feels good to end up 11th with that skiing, get some more points and score another result which all helps me." 

Dave Ryding of Great Britain took the win for the first time in his career at the age of 35. Norway's young gun Lucas Braathen took second, followed by fellow Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen in third. Ryding made history with his victory, becoming Great Britain's first-ever alpine skiing World Cup victor. 

Ben Ritchie qualified for a second run in 25th from a start number of 43 but did not finish his second run, straddling mid-way through the course. Jett Seymour did not qualify for a second run. George Steffey and Alex Leever did not finish first run.

Next on the men's slalom circuit is the legendary night slalom in Schladming, the last slalom stop before the men head to Beijing for the Winter Olympic Games. On Friday, Winters was officially named as a member of the U.S. Olympic Alpine Team and will represent the U.S. Ski Team in the men's slalom in his first-ever Olympics at the age of 24.

RESULTS
Men's slalom

STANDINGS
Overall
Slalom

HOW TO WATCH
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Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022
5:45 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Super-G - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Downhill - LIVE, Kitzbuehel, AUT, Streaming Peacock and skiworldcup.live
2:00 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Downhill - delayed broadcast, Kitzbuehel, AUT, Broadcast CNBC

On a windy and cold day in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Jackie Wiles led the U.S. Alpine Ski Team with her best result in four years, finishing 14th in the FIS World Cup downhill. 21-year-old Alix Wilkinson, in just her seventh career World Cup, scored her first points with an impressive 18th place.  

After crashing hard in the Zauchensee downhill, Sofia Goggia of Italy didn’t miss a beat, taking her fourth downhill win of the season. Rebecca Siebenhofer of Austria was second and Ester Ledecka, the unpredictable Czech snowboarder who won the 2018 Olympic super-G, landed in third for her first podium in a year.

While Wiles has stepped on the World Cup podium twice in her career, including once in Cortina with 20-time Cortina winner and Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn in 2018, she suffered an injury right before the PyeongChang Olympics and has struggled to find her form on race day. But she put down an aggressive and clean run to make a triumphant return to the top 15.

“I’m super super psyched,” said Wiles. “It’s just a sigh of release finally to get back in the top 15. It’s been a battle now for a while. I know I’ve been able to ski well in training but somehow putting it to race day has been difficult. It feels incredible and is something that I can build off now with confidence going forward.”

Wiles will look to continue her trajectory as one of the 11 women representing the Team USA in alpine skiing at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

Young Wilkinson, who hails from Palisades Tahoe, burst into her first World Cup points with a clean run down the 2026 Olympic venue to finish 18th. She threw her hands up in the finish corral to celebrate and was giddy with excitement after the race. “I’m so happy!” she said. “This is the most amazing feeling. I feel like I’ve been close to points this season but to actually do it in Cortina? This feels unreal. I’m so happy.”

Wiles was thrilled to share her day with Wilkinson, who acts as Wilkinson's mentor on the World Cup circuit. "That was so cool to see and be a part of," said Wiles. "She is 21 and scored her first points. Eight years ago, I was 21 and scoring my first points too at this same venue." 
 

 

 

 

 

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Notably missing from the day was Breezy Johnson, who has finished second to Goggia twice in downhills during the 2021-22 season and was second in the downhill standings coming into Cortina, but took a big crash in Friday’s downhill training and sat out the race.

Keely Cashman finished just outside of the points in 33rd. Tricia Mangan was 46th.

Mikaela Shiffrin did not race in the Cortina downhill but maintained the overall lead in the World Cup standings. Goggia remains first in the downhill standings.

Next up, the women race super-G on Sunday to finish out the weekend in Cortina. Shiffrin announced on Saturday via Instagram that she plans to race in the super-G.  

RESULTS
Women’s downhill

STANDINGS
Downhill
Overall

HOW TO WATCH
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Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022
5:45 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Super-G - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Downhill - LIVE, Kitzbuehel, AUT, Streaming Peacock and skiworldcup.live
2:00 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Downhill - delayed broadcast, Kitzbuehel, AUT, Broadcast CNBC

U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced today its nominations for the U.S. Olympic Alpine Team that will represent Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Nominations are to be confirmed by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee when it formally announces the U.S. Olympic Team.

The promising team includes seven athletes who have podiumed on the FIS World Cup stage in the last two seasons, headlined by two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin, a medal threat in both technical and speed disciplines. Shiffrin is no stranger to shattering records on the world stage and has established herself as one of the greatest skiers of all time at a mere 26 years old. She will go into Beijing a three-time Olympic medalist, with slalom gold from the 2014 Games and a giant slalom gold and alpine combined silver in 2018. Joining Shiffrin in the bright lights will be teammate Breezy Johnson, who is currently ranked second in the world in the downhill standings and has amassed three downhill podiums in the 2021-22 season.

On the men’s side, Ryan Cochran-Siegle—who won his first World Cup in December 2020 in Bormio, Italy—will headline a solid crew of veteran athletes and first-time Olympians. Bryce Bennett, who snagged his first World Cup podium at the Val Gardena, Italy downhill less than two months prior to the 2022 Olympics with a massive victory, will be making his second Olympic bid in Beijing. Veteran speed skier Travis Ganong started the 2021-22 season with a bang, grabbing third place in the super-G on home snow at the Xfinity Birds of Prey World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Beijing will also mark giant slalom specialist Tommy Ford’s return to competition after a bad crash last January in Adelboden, Switzerland. 

Athletes who will make their Olympic debut in Beijing include Paula Moltzan, who snagged her career-first podium in the Lech, Austria parallel event in November 2021, Nina O’Brien, Bella Wright, Keely Cashman, Katie Hensien, AJ Hurt, Mo Lebel, River Radamus, and Luke Winters.

The team includes 17 athletes who qualified for the team through one or more top-three finishes, top-five finishes, and top-10 finishes, along with World Cup points and discretion. The qualification period included 2021-22 World Cup races from October 23, 2021, through January 16, 2022. 

The alpine team has a full competition schedule for the 2022 Games featuring 11 medal events across men and women including slalom, giant slalom, alpine combined, super-G, downhill, and the team event. Alpine competition will start with the men’s downhill on Sunday, February 6, while the women will kick off their Olympic competition on Monday, February 7 with giant slalom. Alpine competition will conclude on Saturday, February 19 with the parallel team event.

2022 U.S. OLYMPIC ALPINE TEAM
(Name, Hometown; Birth Date; Club; Past Olympics)

Women

• *Keely Cashman, Strawberry, California; 4/4/1999; Team Palisades Tahoe
• *Katie Hensien, Redmond, Washington; 12/1/1999; Rowmark Ski Academy
• *AJ Hurt, Carnelian Bay, California; 12/5/2000; Team Palisades Tahoe
• Breezy Johnson, Victor, Idaho; 1/19/1996; Rowmark Ski Academy (Olympics: 2018)
• *Maureen “Mo” Lebel, Truckee, California; 6/13/1998; Sugar Bowl Ski Team/Mammoth Mountain Ski Team
• Tricia Mangan, Buffalo, New York; 3/7/97; Holimont Race Team (Olympics: 2018)
• *Paula Moltzan, Prior Lake, Minnesota; 4/7/1994; Buck Hill Ski Team/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/University of Vermont
• *Nina O’Brien, Edwards, Colorado; 11/29/1997; Burke Mountain Academy/Team Palisades Tahoe
• Mikaela Shiffrin, Edwards, Colorado; 3/13/1995; Burke Mountain Academy/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (Olympics: 2014, 2018)
• Jacqueline “Jackie” Wiles, Aurora, Oregon;  7/13/1992; White Pass Ski Club (Olympics: 2014)
• *Alix Wilkinson, Mammoth Lakes, Calif.; 8/2/2000; Team Palisades Tahoe
• *Isabella “Bella” Wright, Salt Lake City, Utah; 2/10/1997; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation

Men

• Bryce Bennett, Tahoe City, California; 7/14/1992; Team Palisades Tahoe (Olympics: 2018)
• Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Starksboro, Vermont; 3/27/1992; Cochran’s/Mount Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club (Olympics: 2018)
• Tommy Ford, Bend, Oregon; 3/20/1989; Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation (Olympics: 2010, 2018)
• Travis Ganong, Alpine Meadows, California; 7/14/1988; Team Palisades Tahoe (Olympics: 2014)
• *River Radamus, Edwards, Colorado; 2/12/1998; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
• *Luke Winters, Gresham, Oregon; 4/2/1997; Sugar Bowl Academy

*Denotes first-time Olympian 

Watch Team USA compete on the networks of NBC throughout the Olympics, February 4-20, 2022. 

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QUOTES

Mikaela Shiffrin
“I’m thrilled and honored to be representing my country on the biggest sporting stage in the world as part of this 2022 Olympic team. What I’m even more excited about is the depth this team has and the success we’ve collectively had coming into this Olympics. Not only do we have a group of very talented veterans, but we also have so many first-time Olympians who have a shot at the podium, and I can’t wait to see what they do. As always, I am extremely grateful for the team behind us that has helped us get here. With all of the challenges we’ve faced just getting to this point, we’re even more motivated to compete and more determined to win. When we leave the start gate in Beijing, we will all be giving it everything we’ve got. Thank you to our fans, our sponsors, our incredibly gracious donors, and—of course—our coaches and support staff who work tirelessly day in and day out to allow us to realize our dreams, especially our Olympic dreams.”  

Breezy Johnson
“I was thrilled to make my first Olympic Games in 2018, but I never intended them to be my last. I left Korea with a deep desire to work as hard as anyone ever has to come back to the Games in a place to win a medal. I never expected the roller coaster the last four years have brought me, but after everything there has been more doubt about whether I ever could reach the level to go back to the brightest stage, let alone contend for a medal. I feel incredibly proud to be representing Team USA at my second Games and I hope to bring something back to show that all the work on the dark days was worth it. They say qualifying to the Olympics is less likely than being struck by lightning. I feel blessed that lightning struck twice.”

Jackie Wiles
“I am beyond excited to be named to my third Olympic team. Being able to have the opportunity to represent my country while doing the sport I love is every athlete's dream. Having to miss 2018 due to injury makes this Olympics that much more special.”

Ryan Cochran-Siegle
“It’s always a great honor to represent our country at an Olympic Games and I feel a high level of excitement for the opportunity to be competing in Beijing. This year was especially competitive on the men’s side for selections, so I feel even luckier to be one of the very few to have qualified. In my eyes, there are many other guys out there who also deserve this opportunity that I’m being given, so it’s very heartbreaking that only six of us can go. I look forward to racing on the world’s biggest stage for the second time in my career and hope to perform to the best of my ability. I have to say thank you for all the support I’ve been given from my family, friends, teammates, coaches, sponsors and the entire U.S. Ski & Snowboard organization. It wouldn’t have been possible for me to be in this position pursuing my Olympic dreams without each and every one of you!”

Tommy Ford
“This is such a cool opportunity! I’m stoked to be a part of the team. It is freeing to be able to do what I know how to do with the support of those who believe in it.”   

River Radamus
“This moment is the culmination of years of work that would not be possible without everyone who’s helped me along the way. I'm filled with gratitude for the opportunity to compete at the Olympics and hope to do proud by everyone who’s supported my journey here.”

Jesse Hunt - Alpine Director
“This is a phenomenal team led by Mikaela, and she is not alone. This team is filled with talent and multiple podium threats in many events. We’ve had five athletes in the last two seasons who have had breakthroughs and career-first podiums. On top of that, we’ve had numerous up-and-coming athletes score personal best results. We are lucky to have the leadership, professionalism, and experience of our veteran athletes like Mikaela and Ryan to set an example for our up-and-coming athletes about what success looks like at this level. It is going to be an exciting Games for this team.” 
 

2022 Olympic Winter Games 
Alpine Schedule

Thursday, February 3 - Men’s Downhill Training
Friday, February 4 - Men’s Downhill Training
Saturday, February 5 - Men’s Downhill Training
Sunday, February 6 - Men’s Downhill 
Monday, February 7 - Women’s Giant Slalom
Tuesday, February 8 - Men’s Super-G
Wednesday, February 9 - Women’s Slalom and Men’s Downhill Training
Thursday, February 10 - Men’s Alpine Combined
Friday, February 11 - Women’s Super-G
Saturday, February 12 - Women’s Downhill Training
Sunday, February 13 - Men’s Giant Slalom and Women’s Downhill Training
Monday, February 14 - Women’s Downhill Training 
Tuesday, February 15 - Women’s Downhill
Wednesday, Feb. 16 - Men’s Slalom and Women’s Downhill Training
Thursday, February 17 - Women’s Alpine Combined 
Saturday, February 19 - Team Parallel Event

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Megan Harrod
Alpine Press Officer
[email protected]

On Friday, Travis Ganong led the Americans in the downhill on the legendary Streif in Kitzbuehel, Austria, posting a seventh-place finish.

Due to snowy weather, the iconic Hahnenkamm start moved down the track to the reserve start, cutting the course by five seconds and reducing the flight time on the Mausefalle jump, a treacherous pitch that threw racers about 200 feet down course right out of the gate during training. Ganong, who tweaked his back during the previous downhill in Wengen, Switzerland, chose to lay off the gas in training throughout the week to give it everything he had on race day. In combination with a slight course change and a well-executed plan, Ganong trusted his gut and pushed on race day to snag the only top 10 for the Americans. Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde earned his first-ever win on the Streif, followed by France's Johan Clarey in second and a surprise third-place finish by teammate Blaise Giezendanner (from bib 43).

"The short break we had between Wengen and Kitzbuehel, I was really worried about [my back], and I worked all day every day trying to make it feel better and better and I took it easy on the training runs so I could push on the race day," said Ganong. "Today for some reason I woke up and I felt really good physically, so I decided this morning to push. I love this hill more than any other downhill on the circuit, it's so fun to ski, and it kind of fits more into style and it all worked out today."

Unlike years past, the U.S. men have a second shot at the Hahnenkahmm downhill on Sunday, Jan. 23. Bryce Bennett, who finished 11th on Friday, will seek to push through to the top 10 and reflect his Wednesday training run finish in seventh. Steven Nyman will try to improve on a 21st-place finish and break into the top 20. Ryan Cochran-Siegle will look to avenge past crashes on the Streif and improve his finish of 38th. Sam Morse looks to improve on 37th, and Erik Arvidsson will make his second-career start in Kitzbuehel. Arvidsson crashed and DNFed on Friday, but he was thankfully able to get up and ski down. 

Men's slalom will break up the downhill weekend on Saturday, Jan. 22. 

RESULTS
Men's Downhill

STANDINGS
Overall
Downhill

HOW TO WATCH

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*All times EST.

Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022
4:15 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Kitzbuehel, AUT, Streaming Peacock and skiworldcup.live

5:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Downhill - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock

7:45 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Kitzbuehel, AUT, Streaming Peacock and skiworldcup.live

Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022
5:45 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Super-G - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock

7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Downhill - LIVE, Kitzbuehel, AUT, Streaming Peacock and skiworldcup.live

2:00 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Downhill - delayed broadcast, Kitzbuehel, AUT, Broadcast CNBC

Current television broadcast and streaming schedules for all sports are available here.

Sport-specific broadcast and streaming schedules are available below:

• Alpine
• Cross Country
• Freeski
• Freestyle
• Ski Jumping
• Nordic Combined
• Snowboard

Broadcast and streaming schedules are updated on a daily basis throughout the season.

Keely Cashman finished 23rd in the Zauchensee, Austria super-G, her best result of the season.

Cashman posted career-best results in the Val d'Isere speed series in December of 2020, improving on her downhill finishes in 16th and 17th to grab her first top 10 in the super-G. Soon after, a crash in training forced her to sit out the remainder of the World Cup season. Since her recovery, she's been fighting to regain confidence in a race on the World Cup circuit. Sunday's finish reminded her what she is capable of.

“I am really happy with the way I skied today," commented Cashman. "It has been a struggle trying to gain confidence back after my crash last season, so this result is a big step. I felt confident in myself today and was just able to send it and ski the way I know I can. This is another step forward, and I hope to take this feeling into Cortina next week.”

Teammates Mo Lebel and Tricia Mangan finished outside of points. Jackie Wiles and Alix Wilkinson did not finish. Breezy Johnson did not start due to a small injury sustained during training prior to Zauchensee. The top three finishers of the day were Italy's Federica Brignone in first, Switzerland's Corinne Suter in second, and Austria's Ariane Raedler in third.

Next, the women's speed circuit heads to the famed downhill track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, as the men prepare to take on the Hahenkahmm in Kitzbuehel, Austria.

RESULTS
Women's Super G

STANDINGS
Overall
Super-G

HOW TO WATCH 

*All times EST

Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022
4:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Downhill - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live

Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022
5:45 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Super-G - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Streaming Ski and Snowboard Live

Current television broadcast and streaming schedules for all sports are available here. 

Sport-specific broadcast and streaming schedules are available below:

• Alpine
• Cross Country
• Freeski
• Freestyle
• Ski Jumping
• Nordic Combined
• Snowboard

Broadcast and streaming are updated on the U.S. Ski & Snowboard website throughout the season.

Streaming services and apps are third-party services and subject to such parties’ terms of use and data privacy. U.S. Ski & Snowboard disclaims any and all liability for use of third-party services and apps.

Under the shadow of the Eiger mountain, Ryan Cochran-Siegle was the top American at the second classic FIS World Cup downhill in Wengen, Switzerland, finishing 15th.

Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr came back from a COVID-induced absence to win the longest downhill on the World Cup, causing controversy, given that he did not participate in the mandatory downhill training runs that took place during his quarantine and were still allowed to race. Local Swiss skier Beat Feuz took his second podium in two days in second place and Dominik Paris of Italy was third. Reigning overall World Cup leader Marco Odermatt of Switzerland was just off the podium in fourth.

While Cochran-Siegle was eighth in Friday’s downhill and was looking to build on the result, the long days of downhill training, a super-G, and two downhills took a toll, along with wearing bib 18. “The compounding days of racing and high intensity of skiing—today was day five—is always tough,” said Cochran-Siegle. “The later you start, the harder it also is. For Travis, Bryce, and I and Nyman too, we all had later start numbers relative to the early guys. You gotta overcome that and ski. Those all together could make a pretty good difference on race day, but you still gotta go out of the start and charge and give it your all and do as best as you can.”

Bryce Bennett, who was seventh in Friday's downhill, also finished within the points in 21st. Jared Goldberg was 32nd, Travis Ganong 34th, Steven Nyman 42nd, and Sam Morse 44th. 

The tech team competes on Sunday in Wengen for the men's slalom, while the speed team next heads to Kitzbuehel, Austria for the most famous World Cup on the circuit. The U.S. men are looking forward to the storied event. “I’m just really trying to build and gain confidence—focus on the key things, on the important things, just moving and the cues that work for me,” said Cochran-Siegle. “For Kitzbuehel, I’ll keep focusing on that—focus on the skiing and try to enjoy it too.”

RESULTS
Men’s downhill

STANDINGS
Overall
Downhill

HOW TO WATCH
*All times EST.

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Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022
4:15 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Slalom Run 1 – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Streaming Peacock
5:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Women's Super-G – LIVE, Zauchensee, AUT, Streaming Peacock
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Slalom Run 2 – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Olympic Channel, OC 24/7 Player, Streaming Peacock

Bryce Bennett and Ryan Cochran-Siegle scored top 10s on one of the most storied downhills on the FIS World Cup tour, taking seventh and eighth, respectively, in Wengen, Switzerland.

The podium was full of favorites on a sunny day on the Lauberhorn, with Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway nailing the win by .19 seconds—his fifth win of the season. Marco Odermatt of Switzerland finished second after winning Thursday’s super-G and his teammate Beat Feuz—the 2020 Wengen champion—was third. With his victory, Kilde took over the lead in the downhill standings, while Odermatt still has control over the overall.

Bennett had a tough start of the season, struggling with his equipment setup until he burst onto the podium to win the downhill in Val Gardena. Though he expected to do well at Bormio, one of his favorite tracks on the World Cup and one where he’s had top results in the past, he again had issues with his gear. But he and his tech dialed it in for the race down the Lauberhorn track, which resulted in one of his best finishes of the season. “We made some major adjustments to the way we were prepping the skis before we came here,” said Bennett. “The first training run was my best training run all year and I felt pretty good, so it was just getting some confidence back in that.”

Bennett also clocked the fastest speed on the track, hitting almost 94 mph on the Haneggschuss pitch—and he was stoked about it, reminiscing on advice from his former teammate Marco Sullivan. “I remember after Marco retired, he sent a text message out to our whole group—I’ll never forget it,” laughed Bennett. “He was explaining the whole course and he goes, ‘When you hit the Haneggschuss, you better tuck like you love going fast.’ I always think about going as low as possible and going as fast as possible. It’s not often you get to go that fast and I enjoy it.”

Cochran-Siegle also had a banner day, scoring his second-best downhill finish of the season, finishing in eighth—his best result on the Lauberhorn. But he knows he has more in him and will look to improve on the result in Sunday’s downhill.

Travis Ganong also finished in the points, taking 20th. Steven Nyman was 44th and Sam Morse 47th. Following his crash in the super-G, Jared Goldberg was nursing a sore ankle and knee and did not start. Erik Arvidsson also did not start, as he's dealing with some nagging back pain, and has shifted his focus to the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbuehel, Austria next week. 

The men race downhill again Saturday to wrap up the classic speed races in Wengen before a slalom on Sunday.

RESULTS
Men’s downhill

STANDINGS
Overall
Downhill

HOW TO WATCH
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Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022
4:45 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Women's Downhill – LIVE, Zauchensee, AUT, Streaming Peacock
6:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Downhill – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Olympic Channel, OC 24/7 Player, Streaming Peacock

Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022
4:15 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Slalom Run #1 – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Streaming Peacock
5:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Women's Super G – LIVE, Zauchensee, AUT, Streaming Peacock
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men's Slalom Run #2 – LIVE, Wengen, SUI, Olympic Channel, OC 24/7 Player, Streaming Peacock