Episode 79: Ryan Cochran-Siegle — World Cup Winning Skier

King of the Ride

Ted King

Sports, Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Ryan Cochran-Siegle is one of America's best alpine skiers and on his day, he's one of the World's very best. Ryan is a Vermonter and learned to ski just down the road in at the community centric and petite Cochran Ski Area. He's a junior world champion in both the downhill and combined. He's steadily moved up the ranks, enjoying high highs and dealing with the lows that come with any professional sport. Ryan has speed in his genes; 2022 marks the 50th anniversary since his mother, Barbara Ann Cochran, won an Olympic gold medal in skiing. Be sure to follow Ryan at @rc.s Don't forget to try out WHOOP for free just by visiting join.whoop.com/ted

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of King of the Ride podcast. Episode 79.
0:10.6	As the cycling season draws to a close, I recently closed out my 2021 race season with a bang
0:16.9	as I went hard to the ground, smashed my elbow, had surgery just a few days later, and I'm learning to embrace the quiet of the off-season with a newfound respect, even if it is a forced respect.
0:31.6	This break will likely affect my ski season, especially early ski season anyway, which is something that I really love here in
0:37.7	Vermont, the ability to mix it up, both alpine and Nordic skiing. Our guest today is professional
0:43.6	skier, Ryan Cochran Siegel. Now I gloss over some of the details in this conversation so as to
0:50.6	appear well versed in the sport of skiing with Ryan. But let's state some facts right from the get-go.
0:56.8	Ryan is one of America's best skiers.
1:00.2	He won a World Cup last year.
1:02.4	Now, let's think about that in mountain bike terms for a second.
1:05.1	When an American wins a World Cup, that comes once in a blue moon.
1:09.6	So that is something to be celebrated, and it means that you are the best in the world in a blue moon. So that is something to be celebrated
1:11.3	and it means that you are the best in the world
1:13.7	in your discipline on that day.
1:17.0	Ryan is one of the progeny
1:18.7	of the Cochran family of Alpine Ski fame.
1:21.7	That is to say, his mother is one of four siblings
1:24.0	in the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame.
1:26.1	His mother, Barbara Ann Cochran, won an Olympic
1:28.7	gold medal 50 years ago this winter. Now the connections go a little bit further. His aunt is
1:35.1	Marilyn Cochran. She is the first American male or female to win a World Cup overall ski title.
1:42.8	Also, if you've ever ordered anything from Untapped, you might
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