Jaelin
Kauf
Jaelin Kauf is a U.S. freestyle moguls skier who lives in Salt Lake City and lists the University of Utah as her college. She has three Olympic silver medals, two of them from Milano Cortina 2026, 18 World Cup wins and 53 World Cup podiums, and in 2024-25 won the moguls, dual moguls and overall Crystal Globes.
Who is Jaelin Kauf?
Jaelin Kauf from Alta, Wyoming competes in freestyle moguls for the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team. Three Olympic silvers (2022 moguls; 2026 moguls and dual moguls); 18 World Cup wins, 53 podiums; 2024-25 moguls, dual moguls and overall Crystal Globes
From Alta, Wyoming, to Salt Lake City
Kauf grew up in Alta, Wyoming, and U.S. Ski & Snowboard lists her clubs as the Grand Targhee Ski & Snowboard Foundation and the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. She was born in Vail, Colorado, by Team USA's profile. KSL and KPCW describe her as a Salt Lake City resident, and the U.S. team roster lists the University of Utah as her college. She has been on the U.S. team since 2016.
Three Olympics, three silvers
She finished seventh in moguls at PyeongChang 2018 and won silver at Beijing 2022. At Milano Cortina 2026 she added two more silvers at Livigno: in moguls on Feb. 11, scoring 80.77 behind teammate Liz Lemley's 82.30, and in the Olympic debut of dual moguls on Feb. 14, where she lost the final to Australia's Jakara Anthony. U.S. Ski & Snowboard said the second medal made her the most successful U.S. Olympic moguls skier of all time. Read the full profile story.
A World Cup record built at Deer Valley
FIS records 18 World Cup wins and 53 podiums. Her best season was 2024-25, when she won the moguls, dual moguls and overall Crystal Globes, including both events at Deer Valley in February 2025. She won the dual moguls world title in 2025 and has five World Championship medals and seven U.S. titles.
The 2026-27 season
U.S. Ski & Snowboard named her to the moguls A team of the 2026-27 U.S. Freestyle Ski Team on Oct. 10, 2026, and FIS lists her first on its 2026-27 moguls points list. The World Cup returns to Deer Valley on Jan. 28-30, 2027. She is one of the Utah athletes followed on the Utah 2034 Olympics hub.
At a glance
Key achievements
- Three Olympic silver medals: moguls at Beijing 2022, moguls and dual moguls at Milano Cortina 2026
- Called the most successful U.S. Olympic moguls skier of all time by U.S. Ski & Snowboard (Feb. 14, 2026)
- 18 World Cup wins and 53 World Cup podiums, per FIS and U.S. Ski & Snowboard
- 2024-25 FIS Crystal Globes in moguls, dual moguls and overall moguls
- 2025 world champion in dual moguls; five World Championship medals
- Seven-time U.S. champion
- Named to the 2026-27 U.S. Freestyle Ski Team moguls A team (Oct. 10, 2026)
Official sources
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- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: 2026-27 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team announced (Oct. 10, 2026)usskiandsnowboard.org
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: Jaelin Kauf athlete pageusskiandsnowboard.org
- FIS: Jaelin Kauf biography and resultsfis-ski.com
- Team USA: Jaelin Kauf profileteamusa.com
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: Lemley, Kauf take gold, silver in Olympic moguls (Feb. 11, 2026)usskiandsnowboard.org
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- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: Kauf silver, Lemley bronze in Olympic dual moguls debut (Feb. 14, 2026)usskiandsnowboard.org
- KSL: Former Utah skier Jaelin Kauf earns silver in women's moguls (Feb. 11, 2026)ksl.com
- KPCW: Utah mogul skier Jaelin Kauf earns back-to-back Olympic medals (Feb. 11, 2026)kpcw.org
- FIS: 2026-27 freestyle World Cup calendarfis-ski.com
What each source confirms
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: 2026-27 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team announced (Oct. 10, 2026)
- Read 2026-10-31 in a browser: Moguls, A Team, women: 'Jaelin Kauf (Alta, WY; Grand Targhee Ski & Snowboard Foundation/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; University of Utah; 9/26/1996)'; she leads the moguls athletes into the season alongside Liz Lemley.
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: Jaelin Kauf athlete page
- Read 2026-10-31 in a browser: hometown Alta, Wyoming; on the team since 2016; school University of Utah; stats box 18 wins, 53 career podiums; three FIS Crystal Globes (2025 World Cup moguls, dual moguls and overall); seven-time U.S. champion.
- FIS: Jaelin Kauf biography and results
- Read 2026-10-31: 2018 Olympics moguls 7th; 2022 moguls silver; 2026 moguls silver (Feb. 11) and dual moguls silver (Feb. 14); World Championships: 2017 DM bronze, 2019 DM silver, 2023 MO and DM silver, 2025 DM gold; World Cup podium table 18 wins, 53 podiums; 2024-25 standings 1st in moguls, dual moguls and overall; Deer Valley 2025 wins in moguls (Feb. 6) and dual moguls (Feb. 8); No. 1 on the 2026-27 moguls points list.
- Team USA: Jaelin Kauf profile
- Read 2026-10-31: born in Vail, Colorado; grew up in Alta, Wyoming; education University of Utah.
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: Lemley, Kauf take gold, silver in Olympic moguls (Feb. 11, 2026)
- Kauf silver behind Liz Lemley at Livigno.
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: Kauf silver, Lemley bronze in Olympic dual moguls debut (Feb. 14, 2026)
- Lost the final to Jakara Anthony (AUS); 'The medal marks her as the most successful U.S. Olympic moguls skier of all time.'
- KSL: Former Utah skier Jaelin Kauf earns silver in women's moguls (Feb. 11, 2026)
- 'Salt Lake City resident Jaelin Kauf'; final scores Kauf 80.77, Lemley 82.30.
- KPCW: Utah mogul skier Jaelin Kauf earns back-to-back Olympic medals (Feb. 11, 2026)
- Salt Lake City resident.
- FIS: 2026-27 freestyle World Cup calendar
- Read 2026-10-31: Deer Valley Jan. 28-30, 2027 (2xMO, 2xAE, 2xDM).
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