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Lemley, Kauf take gold and silver for US in women’s moguls

Elizabeth Lemley, a first-time Olympian, and Jaelin Kauf, the child of professional mogul skiers, won gold and silver for the U.S. in women's freestyle moguls skiing.

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Lemley, Kauf take gold and silver for US in women’s moguls

Jalen Gough was born on the slopes. The oldest child of professional mogul skiers, her mother Patty is *** 3-time X Games champion. One of the first Americans to qualify for the games in Italy, Jalen is one of the favorites to win gold. But before we talk about her skiing, let’s talk about her dancing. Last year, Cough and her US mogul’s teammates went viral after performing the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader’s famed thunderstruck routine. Impressed by her moves in ski boots, America’s sweethearts invited her to dance with them pregame last fall. I was very nervous. I was like shaking, meeting the cowgirls and dancing with them. Um, I mean, I feel like the nervous competing is, you know, you get the jitters, but like. I know that run. I know how to ski it. I’m nervous to like dance with professional dancers is like I don’t know how to dance. This is like not so out of my comfort zone, but um it was really cool to be able to do that. Something else that’s. Last March, she won the Mogul’s World Championship, conquering the course in Lavino, where she’ll be skiing during the Olympics. Like I feel really great with where my skiing is at right now. Prepared, focused, and ready to earn her first Olympic gold. And to indulge *** bit on some of the food at the games. I’m going to be eating *** lot of pizza and pasta the whole time. I could never get sick of either of those foods. So Kough’s longtime boyfriend Bradley Wilson is also *** mogul skier, *** three-time Olympian. He retired from the sport after the 2022 games in Beijing. On the road to Milan Cortina, I’m Fletcher Mackle.

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Lemley, Kauf take gold and silver for US in women’s moguls

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Updated: 9:41 AM CST Feb 11, 2026

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Elizabeth Lemley and Jaelin Kauf won gold and silver for the United States in women’s freestyle moguls skiing on Wednesday.Lemley, 20, won the eight-skier final with a score of 82.30 points. The youngest member of the American mogul team, Lemley is a first-time Olympian.The 29-year-old Kauf repeated as silver medalist with a score of 80.77. She also won silver in 2022 in Beijing.Kauf was born on the slopes, the oldest child of professional mogul skiers. Her mother, Patti, is a three-time X-Games champion. Kauf was one of the first American athletes to qualify for the games in Italy.Perrine Laffont of France, the 2018 gold medalist, took bronze.Defending champion Jakara Anthony of Australia finished eighth after slipping on the last run of the final.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=

Elizabeth Lemley and Jaelin Kauf won gold and silver for the United States in women’s freestyle moguls skiing on Wednesday.

Lemley, 20, won the eight-skier final with a score of 82.30 points. The youngest member of the American mogul team, Lemley is a first-time Olympian.

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The 29-year-old Kauf repeated as silver medalist with a score of 80.77. She also won silver in 2022 in Beijing.

Kauf was born on the slopes, the oldest child of professional mogul skiers. Her mother, Patti, is a three-time X-Games champion. Kauf was one of the first American athletes to qualify for the games in Italy.

Perrine Laffont of France, the 2018 gold medalist, took bronze.

Defending champion Jakara Anthony of Australia finished eighth after slipping on the last run of the final.

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