Jaelin Kauf Wins 3rd Olympic Silver in Dual Moguls Debut

Jaelin Kauf just made Olympic history feel like a family affair, earning her third career silver medal while standing shoulder-to-shoulder with her teammate on an Italian mountainside.

The 29-year-old Colorado native raced down the moguls course in Livigno, Italy on Saturday, competing in the debut of women's dual moguls at the Winter Olympics. She faced off against Australia's Jakara Anthony, the 2022 Olympic champion, in a thrilling head-to-head final that added a new racing element to the traditional moguls competition.

Kauf scored 15 points to Anthony's 20, securing the silver medal in the brand-new event. Just days earlier, she had earned another silver in the individual moguls, making this her second medal of the 2026 Games and third overall since her first silver in Beijing 2022.

The dual moguls format brought fresh energy to a sport that's been part of the Winter Olympics since 1992. Instead of competing one at a time, skiers now race side by side down the mountain, navigating bumps and launching into flips and twists off two jumps while their opponent does the same.

Why This Inspires

What makes this moment special goes beyond one athlete's collection of silver medals. Twenty-year-old Elizabeth Lemley joined Kauf on the podium with a bronze medal, marking the second time the two Americans stood together at these Games.

Lemley had already made history earlier in the week by winning gold in the individual moguls, becoming the first American woman to capture that title since Hannah Kearney in 2010. It was only the third gold medal in U.S. women's moguls history.

"It's been a long time coming for this team to stand on top of the podium at the Olympic Games, since Hannah Kearney retired," Kauf said after her individual medal. "So it's really cool to finally get that and to have one and two."

The American moguls team has been building toward this moment for years, training together and pushing each other to new heights. Their success in Milan Cortina shows what happens when dedication meets opportunity, and when teammates lift each other up instead of tearing each other down.

Saturday's dual podium finish proves that sometimes the sweetest victories are the ones you share.