Elizabeth Lemley won gold and Jaelin Kauf took silver for the United States in the women's moguls event at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The competition took place on Wednesday, marking a strong performance by American athletes in freestyle skiing. France's Perrine Laffont secured bronze.
The women's moguls final at the 2026 Winter Olympics unfolded over two runs on Wednesday, showcasing high-level freestyle skiing. Elizabeth Lemley, a 20-year-old from Colorado making her Olympic debut, improved from a score of 79.02 in the first run to 82.30 in the second, securing the gold medal. Her teammate Jaelin Kauf held steady with scores that placed her second in both runs, ending with 80.77 for silver. This marks Kauf's second Olympic medal, following a silver in the same event at the 2022 Beijing Games; she also won gold in dual moguls at the 2025 World Championships.
Perrine Laffont of France earned bronze with a score of 78.00. Australia's Jakara Anthony led after the first run but fell to eighth after a mistake in the second. Lemley had prior success with gold medals in dual and team moguls at the 2024 Youth Olympic Games, though she missed the 2024-25 Freestyle Ski World Cup season due to a torn ACL.
Earlier that day, American Ryan Cochran-Siegle added to the medal tally with silver in men's super-G, bringing the U.S. total to three medals by that point. The event highlighted the depth of American freestyle skiing talent on the Olympic stage.
