Beijing 2022 silver medallist Jaelin Kauf dodged through the second round of qualifiers on Wednesday to reach the finals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games in the town of Livigno.

Yahoo Sports' Dan Wolken explains why Lemley's gold medal in the freestyle women's moguls competition was a bit of a surprise after Team USA takes the top two spots.

Perched in the snow-covered Italian Alps, Patti Sherman-Kauf fondly remembers how, four years before, in another valley and a world away in Wyoming, she glowed with pride watching a line of headlights approach in the middle of the night.

American freestyle skier Elizabeth Lemley won a surprise gold medal in moguls with two neat and quick runs in the Alpine town of Livigno at the Winter Gameson Wednesday.

US freestyle skier Elizabeth Lemley snatched gold in the women's moguls on Wednesday after Beijing champion Jakara Anthony of Australia flopped on what was expected to be a winning run. It is the 20-year-old's first major title after she scored 82.

Wednesday morning had some early excitement for Team USA with a one-two punch. In the women’s mogul finals, Elizabeth Lemley made quite the Olympic debut. After sitting in second place in the qualifying round,

Australia's defending Olympic champion Jakara Anthony and 2018 winner Perrine Laffont of France made the Olympic freestyle skiing moguls final on Tuesday, leaving 2022 silver medallist Jaelin Kauf having to battle in the second qualifying round.

For the first time since 2010, Team USA achieves gold in the moguls at the 2026 Winter Olympics thanks to Liz Lemley. The Winter Olympics are seeing their first awards given–and Team USA has accomplished something not seen in