American Olympians take top medals in women's moguls at Winter Games

Americans stole the amusement successful the freestyle skiing women’s moguls astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics connected Wednesday.

Elizabeth Lemley, successful her Olympic debut, took location the golden medal with a people of 82.30. Her teammate, Jaelin Kauf, finished close down her and nabbed the metallic with a people of 80.77.

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From left, metallic medalist United States' Jaelin Kauf, golden medalist United States' Elizabeth Lemley and bronze medalist France's Perrine Laffont instrumentality a selfie aft the women's freestyle skiing moguls finals astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Lemley improved her people from the archetypal last run. She scored a 79.02 earlier she catapulted to the apical of the podium successful the past last run. Kauf was 2nd successful the archetypal last tally and successful silver-medal presumption successful the 2nd last run.

Lemley, a 20-year-old from Colorado, was a gold-medal victor successful the dual moguls and squad moguls, successful the Youth Olympic Games successful 2024. She was incapable to vie successful the 2024-25 Freestyle Ski World Cup owed to a torn ACL. Now, she tin telephone herself an Olympic champion.

Gold medalist United States' Elizabeth Lemley holds her medal arsenic she celebrates aft the women's freestyle skiing moguls finals astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Kauf achieved her 2nd Olympic medal. She won a metallic medal successful women’s moguls successful the 2022 Beijing Games. She antecedently finished with a golden medal successful dual moguls astatine the 2025 World Championships.

France’s Perrine Laffont won bronze connected Wednesday with a people of 78.00. Australia’s Jakara Anthony was archetypal successful the archetypal last but a gaffe up successful the 2nd dropped her to eighth place.

At this constituent successful the day, the Americans had taken 3 medals home.

Silver medalist United States' Jaelin Kauf celebrates with her medal aft the women's freestyle skiing moguls finals astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Olympian Ryan Cochran-Siegle won a metallic medal successful men’s super-G earlier successful the day.

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