Ryan Cochran-Seigle 'Felt Rebellious' Switches From Rossignol To Head, Works With Vonn’s Former Tech
Feeling rebellious Ryan Cochran-Seigle has swirtched from lontime gear partnerRossignol to Head. He will work with technician Heinz perhaps known best as the former serviceman for Lindsey Vonn.
He thanked Rossignol for their support saying:
'@Rossignol, thank you. ! was just a 12 year old kid from a small hill with a T bar and rope tow. You took me into your fanmily giving me two pairs of skis and a pair of boots. It was a big deal to me to get 'sponsored' and I took it to heart to prove that i was worth your investment. 17 years later and I'm still here because of yuor support that kept me in the sport
'We went through highs and lows, sharing every experience along the way together. When i had to step dowen indefintiely to repair my knee you stood by my side and kept me on knowing full well at best it would be years before I could be competitive again, and at worst i would never be back. That kind of loyalty doesn;t come around often in a sport that can be cutthroat by nature. Thank you for everything that you have done for me. I promise as I sept away from@rossignolracing Band of Heroes, a piece of my heart will always remains for the people and brand that gave us the opportunity to achieve so many amazing things
'To say the least , this decision did not come easy, but it's time to move on to a new chapter in my life as I look to the future of my career. i look forward to competing against you when the time comes. Until then i give you my sincerest best with love.
Announcing his joining head RCS said
'felt rebellious, switched to @head_ski
'New look, new season and I couldn't be more excited about it. Thank you @head_rebels for letting me joing such a dominant team for these coming years. Now it's time for @h.haemerle and I to put in the work to be the best we can be
Cochran-Siegle learned to ski at around the age of two, being taught by his mother Barbara Cochran, gold medalist in the slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. After the 2010 season, he joined the U.S. Development Team and one year later he was promoted to the National B Team. He was Nor-Am Cup super-G champion in 2011 and took a bronze medal in the super-G at the U.S. national championships. Cochran-Siegle made his World Cup debut in November 2011 at the Lake Louise downhill, but failed to finish.[ A week later in Colorado, he scored his first World Cup points in a super-G at Beaver Creek, finishing in 29th place.
In 2012, Cochran-Siegle won the Nor-Am downhill and super-G titles, and he also won two gold medals at the Junior World Championships, in downhill and combined. However his progress was interrupted in 2013 when he suffered injuries to his anterior crcuiate and medial collateral ligaments during the downhill portion of the combined at the World Championships. He returned to competition in the 2014 season, winning the overall Nor-Am Cup; he was second in the downhill standings and third in the super-G and giant slalom standings.
Cochran-Siegle took the 2015 season off to recover from a lateral meniscus transplant, then returned in the 2016 season, when he made his World Cup giant slalom debut, and took his first World Cup point in GS with a 30th place at Kranjska Gora. He finished the season with good results at the national championships at Sun Valley, Idaho, where he was runner-up in the super-G and giant slalom and fourth in the combined. In 2018, Cochran-Siegle was a member of the U.S. Olympic team and competed in four events, his best result was eleventh in the giant slalom.
