Cochran-Siegle skis to US Olympic medal 50 years after Mom

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} As Ryan Cochran-Siegle set off at around noon Tuesday for a super-G run that would earn a silver at the Beijing Games — the first Olympic Alpine medal for a U.S. man since 2014 — it was around 11 p.m. Monday night back home in Starksboro, Vermont. Proud of what he’s doing — and what he’s come back from.” That latter phrase encompasses quite a bit for the 29-year-old Cochran-Siegel, or “RCS,” as he’s known to everyone in skiing. “Smooth and clean, which is the name of the game for him,” said Forest Carey, head mean's coach for the U.S. ski team. That, he said, meant he “could be confident and really just push” and “increase my aggressiveness.” That matched a message from teammate Travis Ganong at a meeting the Americans held Monday night.