Sustaining the place
Two Games, two silver medals. Ryan Cochran-Siegle refuses to be displaced from the Super G podium, as he replicated his Beijing 2022 consequence this time round.
“I used to be actually pleased with my ski at this time” the now two-time Olympic medallist mentioned. “I felt like I went on the market, skied with a variety of coronary heart and simply the main focus that I have been doing constantly from prime to backside. It is a terrific place to do it, I really feel like I actually embraced the slope and the way in which the snow was and the course set. However the which means? It hasn’t set in. I didn’t anticipate this.”
Taking to the slopes from bib three, it was a protracted wait to see the remainder of the racers attempt to displace him. Just one might. “Watching Franjo’s run, I assumed perhaps if I beat him I could possibly be on the rostrum however he got here down successful. So, I assumed, ‘No gold for me, however that is OK’. After which it held surprisingly, someway.”
It wasn’t the best preparation for the American both, having struggled with sickness over these previous few days. However in a approach, that helped him take away the stress from himself forward of competitors.
“I spent a variety of time in mattress the previous few days. Yesterday I acquired somewhat pissed off, I did not really feel I used to be the place I wished to be and simply tried to do what I might do to give myself the chance at this time. I went by heat ups, sort of felt extra like myself at this time and it simply made me take into consideration the snowboarding itself. And it took the stress off me as nicely.”
