Story byAmerican Ryan Cochran-Siegle competes in the first official training for the men's downhill in Bormio (Fabrice COFFRINI) (Fabrice COFFRINI/AFP/AFP)AFPWed, February 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM UTC·2 min readAmerican Ryan Cochran-Siegle topped times for the first training run of the men's Olympic downhill at Bormio on Wednesday. Cochran-Siegle, an Olympic super-G silver medallist in Beijing four years ago, clocked 1min 56.08sec down the Stelvio piste with which he said he had a love-hate relationship. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn-form Italian Giovanni Franzoni and Switzerland's Marco Odermatt were next fastest down the famed course."The snow is variable," Cochran-Siegle said. "They will work on that so it will get a little bit more consistent top to bottom, which will increase speed."I foresee some much better skiing going forward."And it's the first training run, too, a lot of guys are playing it out, some guys are pushing."The American added of the piste, one of the most demanding on the circuit: "It's a love-hate relationship. I've had some great days here, some very humbling days. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I know how relentless it can be.
