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Associated Press
16-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
It's not just Shiffrin and Vonn. The US Ski Team has multiple medal contenders for the Olympics
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — A year before the Winter Olympics, the U.S. Ski Team just had a performance to remember. The women's squad won medals in four out of five events at the world championships in Austria and also had two fourth places. The Americans finished fourth in the mixed team parallel. And the men just missed the podium with a fourth in the new team combined race. The only event the women did not win a medal in was the slalom, when Mikaela Shiffrin — the winningest slalom skier in history — placed fifth just behind teammate Paula Moltzan in fourth. With Lindsey Vonn expecting to be more competitive come the Milan-Cortina Olympics in 2026 as she regains speed in her comeback from nearly six years of retirement, the U.S. women have multiple medal contenders in every event. And the men in 2026 will be competing on a slope in Bormio where Ryan Cochran-Siegle has had some of the best results of his career. At the last Winter Games in Beijing three years ago, Cochran-Siegle won the Americans' only skiing medal with a silver in super-G while the women didn't bring home any hardware at all. 'I don't remember during the time that I've been skiing having this much depth,' Shiffrin said. 'It's been incredible to watch that build over the years and kind of culminating this world championships. And I hope it continues to build over the next year and the next several years.' Rising speed skier Lauren Macuga started things off with a bronze in super-G; Breezy Johnson took a stunning victory in the downhill and then teamed with Shiffrin to win another gold in the team combined; and Moltzan earned a bronze in giant slalom. Cochran-Siegle and partner Ben Ritchie came close to a medal when they finished one spot off the podium in combined. The U.S. team hasn't had this many medal threats since the days when Bode Miller, Ted Ligety, Vonn and Julia Mancuso were racing together. The 40-year-old Vonn saw the potential as soon as she rejoined the team. 'I'm really proud of all of them. Lauren is 22 and she's got a lot of amazing things ahead of her. And the fact that Breezy's back after her injury -- her knee is pretty bad -- the fact that she's world champion is incredibly impressive,' Vonn said. Women's skiing at the Olympics will be held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where Vonn holds the record of 12 World Cup wins and where Jacqueline Wiles, another U.S. downhiller, has been on the podium twice. 'I am really excited for the Olympics next year because across the board, we have a lot of talent and a lot of potential,' Vonn said. 'And I know we're going to do incredible things together.' Added Moltzan, 'I think we can medal in every event.' Cochran-Siegle earned the only World Cup victory of his career in Bormio four seasons ago and also has three other top-five finishes on the demanding Stelvio course. 'I'm hoping that as a team we're competitive,' Cochran-Siegle said. 'Nothing is given, everything is earned. But I'm hoping that it's a really good Olympic venue.'
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lindsey Vonn laments that her skiing comeback at age 40 means she can't go to the Super Bowl
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn 's skiing comeback at the age of 40 means she can't go to the Super Bowl, an event on her schedule when she was retired for the last five years. Olympic silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle is rooting for the Eagles on Sunday because he had Jalen Hurts on his fantasy team. Donwhill contender Breezy Johnson is just 'hoping that Kendrick Lamar brings Taylor Swift on stage at the halftime show.' While the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots tend to be the most popular NFL teams among U.S. Ski Team racers, that doesn't mean the American athletes competing at the Alpine world championships in Austria are not paying attention to the big game back home featuring the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles. 'It's a bummer I can't be there,' Vonn said after a mishap in her super-G race on Thursday. 'I kind of got used to going to Super Bowls.' Cochran-Siegle, who took silver in super-G at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, has been the fastest skier in both downhill training sessions. He's a member of the 'Skiing Cochrans' family that has been producing U.S. skiers for generations. The family is based in Vermont — Patriots country. 'As a Pats fan, I think taking the lesser of two evils I would cheer on the Eagles,' Cochran-Siegle said. 'Obviously a lot of respect to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, but I had Jalen Hurts on my fantasy team, so I got to root for him.' The Super Bowl starts after midnight in the Alps. 'I don't know if I'll actually stay up to watch,' Cochran-Siegle said. 'It's pretty late for us. But probably watch the highlights.' Lauren Macuga, the Utah native who took bronze in super-G on Thursday, is a Broncos fan. 'Luckily we made it to the playoffs. But I think this year I'm rooting for the Eagles,' Macuga said. 'I mean it's cool for the Chiefs to win again but someone's got to take them down, switch it up a little bit. 'I'm a Taylor Swift fan, but I was never a Chiefs fan,' Macuga added. Johnson, who has placed second in both downhill training sessions, is from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 'My dad's from New England, so we're New England people,' Johnson said. 'It's been fun seeing everybody saying that the New England Patriots dynasty wasn't as annoying as they all said at the time.' So who is Johnson supporting? 'Philly is like very aggressive sports fandom. Obviously, the Chiefs are going for three. It's definitely a wild time to be a football fan,' she said. 'I'm mostly just really hoping that Kendrick Lamar brings Taylor Swift on stage at the halftime show. Not to be that girl, but I am that girl.' And how about Bryce Bennett, the 6-foot-7 downhiller from Lake Tahoe, California? 'I don't even know who's playing in the Super Bowl,' Bennett said. 'I'm so not a football guy. I'm a supercross and motocross guy.' ___ AP skiing:
The Independent
06-02-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Lindsey Vonn laments that her skiing comeback at age 40 means she can't go to the Super Bowl
Lindsey Vonn 's skiing comeback at the age of 40 means she can't go to the Super Bowl, an event on her schedule when she was retired for the last five years. Olympic silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle is rooting for the Eagles on Sunday because he had Jalen Hurts on his fantasy team. Donwhill contender Breezy Johnson is just 'hoping that Kendrick Lamar brings Taylor Swift on stage at the halftime show.' While the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots tend to be the most popular NFL teams among U.S. Ski Team racers, that doesn't mean the American athletes competing at the Alpine world championships in Austria are not paying attention to the big game back home featuring the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles. 'It's a bummer I can't be there,' Vonn said after a mishap in her super-G race on Thursday. 'I kind of got used to going to Super Bowls.' Cochran-Siegle, who took silver in super-G at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, has been the fastest skier in both downhill training sessions. He's a member of the 'Skiing Cochrans' family that has been producing U.S. skiers for generations. The family is based in Vermont — Patriots country. 'As a Pats fan, I think taking the lesser of two evils I would cheer on the Eagles,' Cochran-Siegle said. 'Obviously a lot of respect to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, but I had Jalen Hurts on my fantasy team, so I got to root for him.' The Super Bowl starts after midnight in the Alps. 'I don't know if I'll actually stay up to watch,' Cochran-Siegle said. 'It's pretty late for us. But probably watch the highlights.' Lauren Macuga, the Utah native who took bronze in super-G on Thursday, is a Broncos fan. 'Luckily we made it to the playoffs. But I think this year I'm rooting for the Eagles,' Macuga said. 'I mean it's cool for the Chiefs to win again but someone's got to take them down, switch it up a little bit. 'I'm a Taylor Swift fan, but I was never a Chiefs fan,' Macuga added. Johnson, who has placed second in both downhill training sessions, is from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 'My dad's from New England, so we're New England people,' Johnson said. 'It's been fun seeing everybody saying that the New England Patriots dynasty wasn't as annoying as they all said at the time.' So who is Johnson supporting? 'Philly is like very aggressive sports fandom. Obviously, the Chiefs are going for three. It's definitely a wild time to be a football fan,' she said. 'I'm mostly just really hoping that Kendrick Lamar brings Taylor Swift on stage at the halftime show. Not to be that girl, but I am that girl.' And how about Bryce Bennett, the 6-foot-7 downhiller from Lake Tahoe, California? 'I don't even know who's playing in the Super Bowl,' Bennett said. 'I'm so not a football guy. I'm a supercross and motocross guy.' ___
Associated Press
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Lindsey Vonn laments that her skiing comeback at age 40 means she can't go to the Super Bowl
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn 's skiing comeback at the age of 40 means she can't go to the Super Bowl, an event on her schedule when she was retired for the last five years. Olympic silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle is rooting for the Eagles on Sunday because he had Jalen Hurts on his fantasy team. Donwhill contender Breezy Johnson is just 'hoping that Kendrick Lamar brings Taylor Swift on stage at the halftime show.' While the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots tend to be the most popular NFL teams among U.S. Ski Team racers, that doesn't mean the American athletes competing at the Alpine world championships in Austria are not paying attention to the big game back home featuring the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles. 'It's a bummer I can't be there,' Vonn said after a mishap in her super-G race on Thursday. 'I kind of got used to going to Super Bowls.' Cochran-Siegle, who took silver in super-G at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, has been the fastest skier in both downhill training sessions. He's a member of the 'Skiing Cochrans' family that has been producing U.S. skiers for generations. The family is based in Vermont — Patriots country. 'As a Pats fan, I think taking the lesser of two evils I would cheer on the Eagles,' Cochran-Siegle said. 'Obviously a lot of respect to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, but I had Jalen Hurts on my fantasy team, so I got to root for him.' The Super Bowl starts after midnight in the Alps. 'I don't know if I'll actually stay up to watch,' Cochran-Siegle said. 'It's pretty late for us. But probably watch the highlights.' Lauren Macuga, the Utah native who took bronze in super-G on Thursday, is a Broncos fan. 'Luckily we made it to the playoffs. But I think this year I'm rooting for the Eagles,' Macuga said. 'I mean it's cool for the Chiefs to win again but someone's got to take them down, switch it up a little bit. 'I'm a Taylor Swift fan, but I was never a Chiefs fan,' Macuga added. Johnson, who has placed second in both downhill training sessions, is from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 'My dad's from New England, so we're New England people,' Johnson said. 'It's been fun seeing everybody saying that the New England Patriots dynasty wasn't as annoying as they all said at the time.' So who is Johnson supporting? 'Philly is like very aggressive sports fandom. Obviously, the Chiefs are going for three. It's definitely a wild time to be a football fan,' she said. 'I'm mostly just really hoping that Kendrick Lamar brings Taylor Swift on stage at the halftime show. Not to be that girl, but I am that girl.' And how about Bryce Bennett, the 6-foot-7 downhiller from Lake Tahoe, California? 'I don't even know who's playing in the Super Bowl,' Bennett said. 'I'm so not a football guy. I'm a supercross and motocross guy.' ___
