Jaelin Charlotte Kauf (born September 26, 1996) is an American freestyle skier specializing in moguls. She won a silver medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics and two silver medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career She competed for the United States at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where she won a bronze medal in dual moguls. She won a silver at the 2019 World Championships in dual moguls.
Ranked No. 1 in the world going in, Kauf qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea where she was among the favorites to medal. However, she finished seventh there and did not make the medal final.
Representing Team USA at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Kauf won the silver medal in Olympic freestyle moguls.
Kauf competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics at the Livigno Aerials and Moguls Park, in both the moguls and the dual moguls events, the latter of which was making its Olympic debut. In the first round of the moguls qualification, she finished with the quickest time (24.88s) but only in 27th place with a score of 53.38. She improved to 77.18 the next day in the second qualification round and advanced to the final. During the final on February 11, 2026, she won a silver medal with a score of 80.77. She also won a silver medal in the inaugural dual moguls event on February 14, 2026.
World Cup titles Season Discipline 2024–25 Overall Moguls, Moguls, Dual Moguls 2025–26 Dual Moguls
Results Winter Olympic Games Year Age MogulsDual Moguls 2018 Pyeongchang 21 7 2022 Beijing 25 2 2026 Milano Cortina 29 2 2
World Championships Year Age MogulsDual Moguls 2017 Sierra Nevada 20 21 3 2019 Deer Valley 22 6 2 2021 Almaty 24 8 12 2023 Bakuriani 26 2 2 2025 Engadin 28 8 1
World Cup Season standings SeasonAgeOverall MogulsMogulsDual Moguls 2016 1914 rowspan=6 colspan=2 2017 20 7 2018 21 2019 22 2020 23 2021 24 5 2022 25 7 16 4 2023 26 4 2024 27 2025 28 2026 29 4 7
References
External links
Jaelin Kauf at Milano Cortina 2026