US skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle kicks off Olympic push with Beaver Creek downhill podium

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  • Cochran-Siegle second to Odermatt in season opener

  • Norway’s Sejersted takes third; Kilde back from injury

Marco Odermatt of Switzerland won the downhill season-opener Thursday, beating American Ryan Cochran-Siegle in a World Cup race on a tricky but shorter Birds of Prey course.

Odermatt finished in 1min 29.84sec to surpass Cochran-Siegle by .30sec. Norway’s Adrian Smiseth Sejersted finished third. The finish line was moved up the hill – and just barely visible by fans in the stands – due to a lack of snow to properly place the safety netting.

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