A year before the Winter Olympics the U.S. Ski Team just had a performance to remember.

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Ryan Cochran-Siegle's silver in the super-G at the Beijing Games has given the United States its first men's Alpine skiing Olympic medal since 2014.

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Ryan Cochran-Siegle had his return to World Cup skiing after a 275-day injury break cut short to a single run.

KITZBÜHEL – KITZBÜTwo days after fracturing his neck in a downhill crash on the Streif course in Kitzbühel, Ryan Cochran-Siegle said Sunday he is aiming to return to ski racing before the end of the World Cup season in March. “I don’t know, we haven’t talked about a timeline yet,” said Cochran-Siegle, wearing a neck brace while attending Sunday's downhill on the same course. There is still more information to be gathered but, all in all, I think it’s OK,” Cochran-Siegle said. Cochran-Siegle sustained the minor neck fracture in a high-speed crash on the Streif, one of the most dangerous courses on the circuit. Already hoping for my third attempt at conquering this beast of a course next year!” Cochran-Siegle captioned video footage of the crash on his Instagram page.