USA’s 4th & 5th Medals – Ski Patrol Time

Ryan Cochran-Siegle SILVER – Alpine Skiing, Men’s Super-G

Even though he comes from a skiing dynasty family and his mom won gold in 1972 he wasn’t actually expected to win a medal. The announcers kept talking about how off they thought he was for the games, he had a serious crash and surgery a year ago but he shocked everyone with a silver medal. Unlike some other events, the best racers aren’t saved for last so he had to wait around a while with a camera in his face before getting to officially claim the medal. And there were some EMOTIONAL moments. He called his mom and got choked up trying to say “he did it”. He did an interview and got choked up about continuing his family legacy. It was just very touching to see. Congrats Ryan.

Jessie Diggins BRONZE – Cross Country Skiing, Women’s Individual Sprint

You might remember Jessie Diggins from 2018 when she and Kikkan Randall won gold in the team event, the first-ever gold medal for US cross country skiing! Now she’s done it again with a bronze medal in the Individual Sprint (~1 mile), winning the first-ever US medal in that event! Since her historic victory in 2018, she has inspired a new generation of American cross country skiers and opened up about her own struggles with an eating order to create awareness and encourage other athletes to get help. She also gets emotional after becoming the first American to do something, no big deal. Lots of almost tears in the last 12 hours. Congrats Jessie.