PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Sasha Rearick is stepping down from his role as the U.S. men’s Alpine ski coach to lead the development side in a restructuring move by the organization.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the change Wednesday. A men’s coach will be named later.

The rearrangement comes on the heels of the Pyeongchang Games, where the men’s side didn’t earn an Olympic medal for the first time since 1998. The men’s squad was plagued by injuries and had one podium finish during the 2017-18 World Cup season.

Rearick has spent the last decade leading the team. In his new role, he will work with athletes, coaches and clubs. He also is part of the organization’s “Project 26” initiative, which examines national team development with an eye toward the 2022 and ’26 Winter Games.

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Hurt, Cochran-Siegle race to national titles

SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — Teenager AJ Hurt captured the women’s Alpine combined race at the U.S. championships, while Olympian Ryan Cochran-Siegle earned the men’s title.

The 17-year-old Hurt finished an event that combines the time of a super-G and a slalom run in 1 minute, 54.70 seconds on Wednesday. She held off Roni Remme of Canada by 0.25 seconds.

Hurt is coming off a season in which she wound up sixth in the NorAm Cup standings. She also made her first World Cup start in Killington, Vermont, last November.

On the men’s side, Cochran-Siegle held off Luke Winters by 0.89 seconds. It was an early birthday present for Cochran-Siegle, who turns 26 next week.

Cochran-Siegle competed at the Pyeongchang Games in February, with his best finish 11th in the giant slalom.

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