Getty Ryan Cochran-Siegle is an Olympic alpine skier who just defended his silver medal in the men’s super-G at the 2026 Winter Games , continuing one of America’s most storied skiing legacies. His latest podium finish came exactly 54 years after his mother, Barbara Cochran, won Olympic gold in slalom at the 1972 Sapporo Games. Here’s what you need to know. 1. Ryan Cochran-Siegle Comes From the Famous ‘Skiing Cochrans’ Play Cochran-Siegle grew up in a family synonymous with U.S. alpine skiing.