USA’s Cochran-Siegle wins shock silver in men’s Super-G as Mayer retains title

• American's mother Barbara won gold in slalom in 1972
• Austrian wins his third Olympic gold and retains title

Defending champion Matthias Mayer of Austria won the men's super-G at the Beijing Games, capturing a third Olympic gold medal on Tuesday.

Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the United States won a shock silver medal, finishing 0.04 seconds behind in second. World Cup super-G leader Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway was 0.42 behind in third.