Jaelin Kauf of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team put on a show in front of the home crowd on Thursday, winning the moguls competition at the Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel at Deer Valley. It is Kauf’s seventh consecutive World Cup podium and her 43rd career podium.

The course was tricky, with an odd warm and rainy weather cycle hitting the traditionally cold and dry Utah mountains. The snow froze then thawed, with many saying it was the most difficult conditions they had seen on the hill. But the conditions didn’t seem to phase Kauf, who launched down Champion with her signature speed to take second in the finals and nail the win in super finals over World Cup moguls leader Perrine Laffont.

“It was pretty spectacular,” said Kauf, who hails from Wyoming, but now lives in Utah. “This crowd, this course – it’s all so amazing. To take the top spot tonight is incredible. This place is so special.”

The crowd roared with delight at Kauf’s run, including her family and friends, who carried large signs with the letter J, as is the tradition at Deer Valley.

“I can see them all bouncing around down here,” Kauf laughed. “I know I have a huge mob down here supporting me. It’s so special to share this with all of them. They’re the ones that make all of this happen for me. It’s so special.”

The last time Kauf won at Deer Valley was seven years ago when she took the victory in the moguls in 2018. The win puts her into second place overall behind Laffont.

Tess Johnson was just off the podium in fourth place, while Kai Owens did not finish her super finals run to finish sixth. Alli Macuga was eighth, Kasey Hogg ninth, Kylie Kariotis 11th and Olivia Giaccio was 15th.   

Behind Kauf on the podium, Laffont finished second and Maia Schwinghammer of Canada was third.

On the men’s side, Charlie Mickel and Nick Page were the top dogs, both making super finals—it was Mickel’s first ever super finals. Mickel’s run was stunning, nailing him fifth place to clinch his career-best result. Page was gunning to the podium, but a hiccup in his run veered him off course and he finished sixth.   

The podium was led by Ikuma Horishima of Japan in first, Pavel Kolmakov of Kazakhstan in second and Benjamin Cavet of France in third.

Rounding out the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, Dylan Marcellini and Dylan Walczyk also made finals, finishing 13th and 14th.

The Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel continues on Friday with aerials before the moguls team is back on snow on Saturday for dual moguls.

RESULTS
Women’s moguls
Men’s moguls

HOW TO WATCH
All times in ET

Friday, Feb. 7
9:30 p.m. – women’s and men’s aerials – LIVE on Outside TV (free), on demand on Outside+

Saturday, Feb. 8
9:30 p.m. –  women’s and men’s dual moguls – LIVE on Outside TV (free), on demand on Outside+

Sunday, Feb. 9
2:00 p.m. – women’s and men’s dual moguls (tape delay) – NBC/Peacock

The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team wrapped up their stint at Aspen this morning, Feb. 6, with the Visa Big Air at Aspen Snowmass, with Konner Ralph walking away with a big air podium. After qualifications on Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Americans put four athletes into the finals: Ella Andrews, Mac Forehand, Rell Harwood and Ralph.

Harwood has been going strong in Aspen, with an X Games gold medal and Toyota U.S. Grand Prix slopestyle podium just days apart. Unfortunately, today wasn't her day; she finished in eighth place overall. Rookie team member Ella Andrews got some clean runs in, but not clean enough to crack the podium, finishing in sixth. The women's podium consisted of Canada's Megan Oldham in first, Italy's Flora Tabanelli in second and Finland's Anni Karava in third.

On the men's side, Mac Forehand and Ralph fell on run one, putting the pressure on runs two and three. Ralph and Forehand turned it on for run two, putting down epic tricks for scores of 93.75 and 92.75, respectively. Forehand didn't get a clean landing on run three and finished the day in eighth. Ralph pulled out a left triple 1800 mute for run three, bumping him to third place.

This was Ralph's first big air finals and first big air podium. This was only his second-ever career World Cup podium, making the day extra special. Ralph was pumped up, saying, "I'm super excited - this is one of the most insane feelings I've ever had. I'm just so stoked to walk away with third place today. It was awesome!".

Ralph was joined on the podium by Austria's Matej Svancer in first and New Zealand's Luca Harrington in second.

With today's results, Andrews and Ralph were crowned the U.S. Big Air National Champions, adding another title to their resume. 

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In Thursday’s first World Championships speed race in Saalbach, Austria, 22-year-old Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Lauren Macuga won the bronze medal in the super-G. It was her first World Championships start and makes her the youngest skier to win a World Champs medal in a speed event in 12 years.

“It was all about that mentality and you can hear me talk to myself, like ‘come on, give it everything you got,’” said Macuga. “Coming down that course I knew there would be some big jumps and crucial parts, so I was just trusting the line and going for it.” 

It was a beautiful sunny day with a perfect race surface. The women had already skied the slope twice with two downhill training runs earlier in the week, and with their head coach setting the super-G, they were prepared for a big day. 

Macuga was the first U.S. skier for the team wearing bib 14 and she sent it from the top. She lost a little bit of time in the middle, but skied to the line to tie Norwegian Kajsa Lie for third. 

“Coming into this year, I was just hoping to make the team,” Macuga said. “It’s just cool to see that I’m figuring out how to do it more and more consistently.”

Macuga comes from an impressive family, with three daughters all on the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team. While her father and sister Alli are in Park City while Alli competes in moguls at the Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel at Deer Valley and her sister Sam competes at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Lake Placid, mother Amy was in the finish in Saalbach. Lauren and her mother had an emotional moment in the finish after her run. 

“Oh my gosh to have my mom in the finish here - it's so fun and such a cool experience,” said Macuga. 

Macuga has become a consistent contender in the speed disciplines this season. She won her first World Cup in the St. Anton super-G in early January, which was also her first World Cup podium. In Beaver Creek at the Stifel Birds of Prey, she also claimed a personal best downhill result in fourth. Now she has earned her first World Championships medal in her first appearance at the biannual event. 

Austrian fans had an exciting day with Stephanie Venier claiming the top spot with a gold. Italy’s Federica Brignone claimed the silver medal position. Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Breezy Johnson and Keely Cashman also raced hard in the super-G. Johnson landed in 19th with Cashman in 24th. Teammate Lindsey Vonn had a few strong splits on her run until she hooked a gate with her arm and was thrown out. She did not finish but is OK. 

Next on the docket for the World Championships event is the men’s super-G on Friday. 

RESULTS
Women's super-G

HOW TO WATCH 
5:30 a.m. ET - men’s World Championships super-G, Saalbach, AUT - skiandsnowboard.live  

On Tuesday night’s first event of the FIS Ski Alpine World Championships the Stifel U.S. Ski Team fell short of a medal in fourth place. 

“I went out there and did the fastest skiing I could,” said Moltzan. “I just want to show the rest of the world that we are some of the fastest skiers in the world - maybe not tonight but I still believe in all of us and there are a lot more medal opportunities.” 

It was a tough battle in Saalbach for the Team Event as the reigning World Champions (the U.S.) fired out of the start to try and claim a medal. 

“It is really special to be skiing alongside these guys. It truly feels like a team event,” said Nelson. “We rely on each other and it is really cool.” 

The race consists of four heats all to make either the big final or the small final to get a coveted medal. First the Stifel U.S. Ski Team squad was able to knock out Poland. However the next heat would be a test. The U.S. against Norway. The same two teams from the big final in 2023. 

The women’s team came out firing. Paula Moltzan and Nina O’Brien consistently scored the fastest times for the women’s field. On the men’s side it was going to be a fierce battle with Norwegian World Cup winners Timon Haugan and Atle Lie McGrath. Isaiah Nelson fell short to Haugan but River Radamus skied his best run to beat McGrath. 

The next round was against Switzerland. It was once again a battle at the end. Moltzan and O’Brien delivered the green. Nelson with a mistake fell short and Radamus was just off the mark. The U.S. would move on to the small final against Sweden. 

In the small final it was down to the last racer, Nelson. Nelson was pushing extremely hard on track to potentially claim the bronze. At the bottom of the course he pushed just a smidge too hard and straddled. The U.S. would have to ski away with fourth. A very solid effort under the lights for the opening race. Italy would claim gold with Switzerland in silver. 

“I love this event, I love racing with this team,” said Radamus. “Isaiah was our newest member and he brought a lot of heart to this in his first World Championships event ever so very cool for him.” 

The next World Championships event will be a woman’s super-G on Thursday Feb. 5. 

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The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team secured their third men's halfpipe podium sweep of the season at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix in Aspen. The men's team went one through four: Alex Ferreira, Nick Goepper, Matt Labaugh, and Hunter Hess. Svea Irving led the charge for the women, as the top finisher in fourth. 

In maybe the most exciting halfpipe final ever, Alex Ferreira secured the win with a near-perfect third run, putting it down when it mattered. Ferreira threw both ways double 1620s, clinching the top spot. This was a huge win for Ferreira in his hometown of Aspen, Colorado after finishing second in X Games just last week behind Nick Goepper. Goepper finished second after a beautiful first run that set the tone for the rest of the competition. He was coming in hot after winning X Games in the same Aspen Buttermilk pipe last week.

Matt Labaugh earned his first World Cup podium with a third place on an awesome run that he capped off by leaping into his friends at the bottom of the pipe. Labaugh's previous best finish was fifth at Mammoth last year, but since finals were cancelled it didn't feel quite real enough. Labaugh was so excited for his first podium, and to podium at such a stacked finals, saying "I didn't have any expectations, it was the run I've been dreaming about putting down for months. I landed the run, and just couldn't believe that went into the podium. The run felt so right, I couldn't believe it when I landed, I was kind of in awe at the bottom. It feels like it's been coming for a long time. The best part was jumping into my friends, everyone being down there cheering me on was awesome". 

The American men did not stop there though, Hunter Hess came in fourth after a great third run earning him a 92.50 and Birk Irving in seventh with a 91.00. Finals was tough, with the top seven finishers all in the 90s. Tristan Feinberg finished in 10th.

Svea Irving finished fourth, after a great first run. She cranked up the intensity, trying some harder tricks for her second and third run but not getting it quite smooth enough for a podium spot. Kate Gray finished seventh, after a clean first run. Great Britain's Zoe Atkin came away with the top spot, with China's Fanghui Li in second and Canada's Amy Fraser in third.

The Ferreira-Goepper dynamic is heating up, with Alex winning two events this year, Copper and Apsen, and Nick winning two events this year, X Games and Secret Garden. It will all come down to the Snow Calgary showdown in Calgary from February 

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Finals at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen kicked off with men's and women's slopestyle early Saturday morning. After a cold and sunny week of training, conditions changed for finals offering warm temperatures and flat light.

Junior Worlds silver medalist, Ella Andrews, dropped first for the American women. This was only Andrew's second World Cup final, but she handled it with ease. Andrews put down a clean first run that earned her sixth for the day. This was Andrew's second highest finish at a World Cup, after a second place finish in Mammoth last season.

X Games gold medalist Rell Harwood was the other American woman in the final. After qualifying second, Rell dropped towards the end of the pack. Harwood put down a clean first run, but it wasn't enough for the podium. On her second go, she cleaned up her rails and her last hit: a left double 1260 safety. The judges rewarded her with third place, earning Harwood her first World Cup podium. Harwood was extremely happy with the outcome and with her skiing, standing on the podium alongside of France's Tess Ledeux in first and Canada's Megan Oldham in second.

On the men's side, the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team was out in full force with five of 16 competitors: Alex Hall, Colby Stevenson, Mac Forehand, Konnor Ralph, and Cody LaPlante. Alex Hall came out swinging, putting down a beautiful first run that earned him first place, and his first World Cup win of the season. Hall was stoked on the victory, saying, "I was so hyped to put one down today! The Aspen Buttermilk course was really fun and everyone in the field killed it today. I was really happy with my run and was able put it down about as smooth as I could." Colby Stevenson finished second, with a great final run to bump Norway's Birk Ruud to third. LaPlante struggled to put down a clean run, finishing the day in 15th, but was proud of his effort to put together a challenging and stylish run. Forehand and Ralph finished the day in ninth and sixth, respectively, putting down good runs, but not enough to crack the podium. 

The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team is wrapping up their Aspen stint, with the Visa Big Air finals going down on Thursday, February 6. After that, they are taking some much needed time off before heading off to the last North American World Cup of the season in Quebec, Canada.

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Snowboard action at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix wrapped up Sunday morning with slopestyle finals and six members of the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team were set to drop. Sean FitzSimons secured his second podium of his career. 

Warmer temperatures and a bit of cloud cover set the scene over Aspen’s Buttermilk Park and the athletes took advantage of the early morning weather window and put on a show for the Colorado crowd.

Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team rookie athletes held it down on the women’s side of competition, with 15 year old Lily Dhawornvej making her first domestic slopestyle finals appearance and Hahna Norman earning her first World Cup career final. Although neither Dhawornvej or Norman were able to land a full pull clean, the two young guns proved they belong on the World Cup stage and are true threats to make the Olympic roster in the upcoming cycle.

The men’s side of competition saw four Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team members in the mix. 2022 Olympian FitzSimons put down two clean runs to qualify into finals and was looking to continue his competition full pull streak in Sunday’s competition. Sitting in third place after a solid first run, FitzSimons, better known as "Bon" by his teammates, looked to best his score of 73.76 and hold his place on the podium. Dropping in for the final time in Aspen, FitzSimons kicked things off with a solid rail section into a switch backside 16 melon, backside triple cork 14 weddle and a frontside triple cork 14 weddle, saluting to the Colorado crowd hyping him up in the stands as he slashed into the finish area. FitzSimons was forced to sit through a grueling 11 more runs from riders who are all threats to the podium before he was able to claim third place on the day and secure the second World Cup podium of his career.

"It felt really good to put four for four down and even better to earn a spot on the podium,” said an emotional FitzSimons after the awards ceremony. “If there was an event to podium at this would be the one so I’m psyched to get it done.”

Two-time Olympian Chris Corning, better known as “Captain America” by his teammates, and Jake Canter, straight off a successful big air stint in Austria, took 10th and 11th respectively. Making his first World Cup finals appearance, North Carolinian Fynn Bullock, who doubles as a professional wakeboarder in the off-season, put down a clutch second run, ending with a massive backside 16 nose grab to secure seventh place overall.

The Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen Snowmass was recently added as a pivotal competition towards qualifying for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games, making the achievement even more bittersweet for FitzSimons, a Mt. Hood native who spent the last year battling back from a broken pelvis. 

“It’s been a long road coming back from injury,” FitzSimons added. “It feels great to be on the box again. So unreal.” 

Never forgetting where he came from, FitzSimons added one final remark:

“Shoutout Oregon. I better see that in the article.”

With his third place finish in Aspen, FitzSimons locked up the U.S. national snowboard slopestyle Championship title for the men and rookie Lily Dhawornvej earned the honor for the women.

The Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team has two days of training before Wednesday’s qualifications for the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota. Watch all the action from big air finals live from Buttermilk on Outside TV on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

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On the second day of competition in Kühtai, Austria, Noah Elliott completed his perfect banked slalom season, winning all four events to take home the 2025 FIS Banked Slalom Crystal Globe. 

The beautiful conditions from day one continued into the second day of competition, a great contrast to the past two World Cup stops where weather played a role in the results. Darian Haynes, Mike Schultz and Elliott advanced to the finals for the U.S. after finishing in the top four in their respective classifications in qualifying. In the women’s LL1/LL2 class, Kate Delson led the way in fifth, followed by Brenna Huckaby in ninth, Rebecca Johnston in 11th and Dennae Russell in 13th. In the men’s LL2 classification, Zach Miller finished fifth, securing a third-place finish in the overall banked slalom standings. Joe Pleban followed in 11th and Aleks Godowski ended the day 14th. Colby Fields finished 13th in men’s UL. 

In the finals, Haynes was once again head-to-head with Anna Drobna (POL). Haynes put up a great fight but fell behind and finished the day fourth. Elliott and Schultz went head to head in the big final, fighting for first and second place. Elliott triumphed, earning his fourth banked slalom win of the season, which allowed him to earn the Overall Banked Slalom Crystal Globe. Schultz finished second, earning his fourth podium of the season.

The team is returning to the States for a training block before heading to Steamboat Springs for the first domestic World Cup since 2017. 

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At the first interval of Sunday's 10k skate, it was clear that Jessie Diggins was here to do one thing - win. And she did just that, taking home her 26th individual World Cup victory and her fifth of the 2024-25 season. Adding onto a successful day for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, Gus Schumacher had a strong day with a 10th-place result, alongside teammates Kendall Kramer and Kate Oldham, who notched their career-best World Cup results. 

The men kicked things off today for the final day of racing in sunny Cogne, Italy. The U.S. team has six men at the start: Walker Hall, Zak Ketterson, Zanden McMullen, Ben Ogden, Schumacher, and Hunter Wonders. With the interval start format, it was an athlete against the clock. But, at the 4.5k mark, it was clear that Schumacher was having a strong race. The young U.S. skier, who captured his first World Cup win a year ago at the Stifel Loppet Cup in Minneapolis, MN, looked determined to make every second count. Through the intervals, Schumacher maintained his position within the top 10. Into the finishing stretch, Schumacher of Anchorage, AK, crossed the line in tenth, collapsing at the finish after a hard day's work. After spending the last few weeks back home in Alaska, Schumacher traveled several time zones and thousands of miles away from home to a quick turnaround to racing. This weekend, his focus was to find his speed. Today, he did just that.

"Today felt really good!" said Schumacher, post-race. I could tell in the warmup that things were kinda in a good place. I still didn’t feel adjusted for altitude racing, but it felt good to ski smoothly and powerfully the whole time. It's nice to have some good feelings going into this camp next week, which finishes off the time at altitude. I'll be able to chill out and hits some races in Falun!"

However, Norway’s Harald Østberg Amundsen stole the spotlight today. Skiing the 10k in an astonishing 19 minutes and 39 seconds, Amundsen made a clear statement about his continued dominance this season. Teammates Iver Tildheim Andersen was second and Martin Loewstroem Nyenget third. Ogden was the second fastest American man today in 24th, Ketterson just outside top 30 in 32nd, McMullen 43rd, Wonders 46th and Hall 48th.  

In the women's 10k skate, Diggins was unstoppable from the start. She controlled the race from the get-go, with her lead growing at every interval. Her performance was remarkable; she clocked a sub-24-minute time— the only woman to ski sub-24 on the day— to claim her 26th individual World Cup victory.

Diggins has been in impressive form this season despite battling an injury earlier in the year, which started during the Tour de Ski, and claims her 21st distance World Cup win across 351 World Cup starts.

“The crowd was amazing — I was so thankful for the cheering,” said Diggins after the race. “It was a beautiful day and I just wanted to go really hard, and I did! It’s nice to know that the hard work in training is paying off. Now, I’m excited for a fun and beautiful training camp before the World Championships.”

For the U.S. women, Oldham was 16th and Kramer was 18th - both career-best results for the young Americans and a confidence boost before the two athletes headed to Italy for the Under-23 World Championships. Kramer, who just wrapped up her collegiate running career, thrives in technical distance races and today's result is a testament to her fitness this season. For Oldham, the Montana State University athlete, the last couple weeks on the World Cup have been nothing short of impressive. 

"I’m still here to learn and focus on process goals, but today’s result is icing on the cake of an amazing first experience at World Cup," said Oldham. "It’s a testament to my support system of coaches, techs, teammates, friends and family. “Career best result” is something we’re always chasing as athletes. It may become more elusive as I accumulate more World Cup starts, but for now it’s just adding to the fun of the racing."

Second place, after Diggins, went to Astrid Oeyre Slind of Norway and Kerttu Niskanen of Finland. 

As the season heats up and the World Championships loom, there is one more weekend of racing at the site of last year's World Cup Finals in Falun, Sweden. 

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The Stifel U.S. Ski Team moguls athletes are on a roll as Jaelin Kauf grabbed another victory and Nick Page landed on the podium in third at Saturday's FIS Freestyle World Cup dual moguls in Canada. 

It was a frigid night in Val St. Côme, Quebec, with temperatures hovering around -3 degrees Fahrenheit. Quebec and Val St. Cöme are known for their freestyle culture, and this World Cup is a favorite to many athletes. The Alexandre Bilodeau course is a perfect mix of fun and challenge, creating exciting events for all involved. 

Eight U.S. athletes advanced from the qualification round, including Kylie Kariotis, who made her first-ever World Cup finals by defeating Japan’s Haruka Nakao, who was ranked seventh in the world coming into Saturday's event, in the round of 32. Kai Owens finished 17th, followed by Dylan Marcellini in 27th, Alli Macuga in 28th and Nash Lucas in 29th. 

Of the eight who continued on to the round of 16, Page, Kariotis, Olivia Giaccio and Kauf moved on to the quarter-finals. Charlie Mickel finished ninth, Tess Johnson 10th, Kasey Hogg in 11th, and Asher Michel 15th. Kauf took on Hinako Tomitaka (JPN), Giaccio was paired with Rino Yanagimoto (JPN), Kariotis with Perrine Laffont (FRA) and Nick Page alongside Matt Graham (AUS). Kariotis ran into some trouble against Laffont but finished the day eighth, a new personal best. Giaccio and Kauf advanced and went head to head in the semi-finals, the round determining placement for the big and small finals. Kauf won the semi-final 18-17 against Giaccio, the closest a dual can get, sending Kauf to the big final and Giaccio to the small final. Page took on the king, Mikael Kingsbury, who was coming off of another win last night in the moguls event. Kingsbury won 21 to 14; meaning Page was headed to the small final. 

In the women’s big final, Kauf was matched against Anastassiya Gorodko (KAZ), who is having quite the season so far. At only 19 years old, this big final would secure her first career World Cup podium. Kauf, known for her speed, continued to push the limits in the bumps, and it was too much for Gorodko to contain, causing her to ski out and DNF. With tonight's result, Kauf earned her 10th World Cup win and continued her podium streak to six in a row. Giaccio took on the current World Cup moguls leader, Laffont, in the small final. Giaccio lost the dual but still finished the day fourth, her best duals result of the season. In the men’s small final, Page battled Filip Gravenfors (SWE). It was an incredible dual with both athletes evenly matched across the board, but in the end, it was Page who took the final spot on the podium, finishing third. This is Page’s best dual moguls result of the season and his eighth career podium. The men’s podium was completed by Kingsbury in first and Ben Cavet (FRA) in second. 

“This was super fun tonight,” said Kauf. “She [Gorodko] definitely had me on my toes in there.”

Next up, the best moguls and aerials athletes in the world are heading to Deer Valley for the Super Bowl of Freestyle Skiing - the Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel, Feb. 6-8. 

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