The Stifel U.S. Ski Team men stepped up at home on Friday, with Quinn Dehlinger putting down his first win in three years and Chris Lillis taking third in front of the home crowd at Deer Valley at the Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel.

The weather proved difficult again with rain in the morning switching to heavy snow and wind in the afternoon. The qualifications were originally planned for mid-day, but with the conditions changing quickly, all events were shifted to the evening. The athletes competed one jump in the qualification with six people heading to a one-jump final.

Dehlinger, Lillis and 2024 Deer Valley podiumer Connor Curran all made it through to the men’s finals, with Tasia Tanner pushing into the women’s finals.

 With the snow falling and the crowd cheering, Dehlinger put down the hardest trick of the day—the storied “Daddy" or a full double full full—to land on the top of the podium.

“It’s always been a dream to win here at Deer Valley,” said Dehlinger. “Winning on home soil is just something different. This is the Super Bowl of aerials. The crowd is always the biggest, the environment is always the best, so to win here is something special.”

2022 Olympic gold medalist Lillis also put down a Daddy, but bobbled on the landing to finish third. He was still thrilled, having competed at the World Cup at Deer Valley since 2016 and had never before secured a podium.    

“First hometown podium I’ve ever had!” said Lillis. “That’s a lot of fun for me. I’ve been dreaming of doing that in front of the Deer Valley crowd.”

Dehlinger, a two-time World Championships medalist, is returning from injury, having blown his knee last year. 2024’s Deer Valley World Cup weather proved similar, with winds and snow keeping the men from throwing triples in the competition. When he saw many of the men not throwing triples this year in practice due to the conditions, he took it upon himself to start the trend. Many athletes subsequently followed, causing a heavy-hitting final.

“I was sitting in the crowd last year with a blown knee, and I was thinking to myself man if I was up there, I wouldn’t let that happen,” said Dehlinger. “We showed up today and it was soft and slushy and I knew it was going to get a little bit colder. So we just bide our time and then I just sent. Once I sent, all the boys followed me up.”

Standing on the podium alongside Dehlinger and Lillis was Dmytro Kotovskyi of the Ukraine in second. Curran finished just off the podium in fourth. 

Tanner fell hard in the finals, but is OK. She finished sixth. It was a clean sweep of the women’s podium by Australia, with Laura Peel first, Danielle Scott second and Abbey Willcox third.

Next up, the moguls skiers are back at Deer Valley for the dual moguls on Saturday, Feb. 8.

RESULTS
Women
Men

HOW TO WATCH
All times in ET

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

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. 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. 

RESULTS
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Men

The second stop of the FIS Freestyle Aerials World Cup circuit in Lac-Beauport, Canada, did not disappoint. Chris Lillis and Karenna Elliott went back to back on the podium throughout two days of competition, finishing third and second, respectively. 

“This podium has given me a lot of confidence in my jumping capabilities and mental ability to handle competition pressure,” said Elliott. “I’m going to bring this confidence with me heading into Deer Valley, which will allow me to clean up my jumps and make them look more confident overall. Additionally, I will be training for a few days at the Utah Olympic Park before Deer Valley, and I plan on trying a new trick (double-full full) along with perfecting my full double-full, which I’m really excited to do and bring into this next home event.” 

On day one, the skies were clear, but the air was frigid, sitting around -4 degrees Fahrenheit. Lillis, Elliott and Winter Vinecki advanced to finals. Vinecki, who has been consistently throwing triples to start the season, just missed out on super finals, finishing seventh. Elliott advanced, but a mistake in the super finals led her to end the day sixth overall. Despite having a major crash on landing in the super finals, Lillis was able to hold on to a podium spot and earned his first podium of the season, finishing in third place behind Qi Guangpu (CHN) and Lewis Irving (CAN). Kaila Kuhn finished 14th, Tasia Tanner 16th, Dani Loeb 17th, Quinn Dehlinger in 20th, Justin Schoenefeld 22nd, Connor Curran in 25th, Kyra Dossa in 26th and Ian Schoenwald in 30th

The weather gave the athletes a new challenge on day two when the temperature warmed, and the sun turned to large, fluffy snowflakes. Kuhn, now throwing triples consistently in competition, advanced to finals alongside Loeb and Elliott. Kuhn finished ninth and Loeb in 12th. Elliott was the sole U.S. athlete to advance to super finals, and her performance did not disappoint. In supers, she threw a back full double full, earning a huge score of 87.42, quickly cementing herself on the podium more than 10 points ahead of the third-place finisher Airleigh Frigo (AUS). At this stop last season, Elliott earned her first super finals appearance, first podium, and first World Cup win, and now, her second career podium comes at the same jump. Dehlinger and Vinecki finished the day 13th, Dossa 14th, Curran 17th, Lillis and Tanner 24th, Schoenefeld 28th and Schoenwald 30th. 

 “This landing hill is one of the flattest hills on the tour, and flat landing hills cater really well to my jumping style and make landings easy for me,” said Elliott. “I just really love the environment of people in Lac-Beauport. I’ve competed here since my first NorAms in 2018 and have always had fun here because of the fun and uplifting spirits of the volunteers, families of Canadian athletes, and fans/spectators.”

The team is heading into a training block before returning to Park City for the Intermountain Health Freestyle International Feb. 6-8.

RESULTS
Women Day One
Men Day One
Women Day Two
Men Day Two

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team moguls athletes skied lights out today at the Toyota Waterville Freestyle Cup, where Jaelin Kauf took her second podium of the weekend, and 10 U.S. athletes advanced to the finals - their best showing so far this year. 

“Really stoked with today, the course is super fun, I’m really happy with my skiing, I feel like I was really consistent and did what I wanted to do out there as far as my runs,” said Kauf. “I was really hoping for that top spot but [I’m] stoked to walk away with another podium and to keep the yellow bib.” 

The birthplace of freestyle skiing was buzzing on the second day of competition, with crowds pouring out to support the best moguls athletes in the world. The action started in qualification, where 10 U.S. athletes won at least one dual to advance to today’s finals. Asher Michel, Dylan Marcellini, Charlie Mickel, Dylan Walczyk and Nick Page advanced for the men - taking out esteemed athletes like Eliot Vaillancourt of Canada, Rasmus Stegfeldt of Sweden and Cooper Woods of Austrialia. On the women’s side, Kauf, Tess Johnson, Olivia Giaccio, Kasey Hogg and Alli Macuga advanced. Kai Owens finished 24th, and Kylie Kariotis landed in 30th place.

In the round of 16, Giaccio and Johnson went head to head - an unfortunate reality of dual moguls skiing. Giaccio lost control and had to ski out to slow her speed, finishing 16th. Johnson put down a beautiful run to advance to the quarterfinals alongside Kauf. Kasey Hogg earned another top 10 finish, and Alli Macuga ended the day 11th. Johnson took on Maia Schwinghammer of Canada, who has been having an incredible season thus far. Despite not moving on, Johnson finished seventh on the day.

The men had a slew of tough duals, but Mickel, Walczyk and Page advanced to the quarters, where they finished sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively. 

Kauf was the sole American to advance to the final rounds, where she competed against Schwinghammer in the semis to advance to the big final, where she met Perrine Laffont, yesterday’s winner who was celebrating her 100th World Cup start. The big final against Laffont was about as tight as it gets, with Perrine edging out 20-15.

The result marked Kauf’s 40th career podium - all in front of her friends and family. With her win last month in Bakuriani, Georgia at the first dual moguls event of the season and her second place today, Kauf holds on to the coveted yellow leader bib. 

Next week, the team is heading up north to Val St. Come, Canada for another set of moguls and dual moguls events from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.

RESULTS
Women
Men

It was a day that dreams are made of in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, where Jaelin Kauf, Nick Page and Olivia Giaccio all landed on the podium at the Toyota Waterville Freestyle Cup in front of their cheering friends, family and hometown crowd. 

“It was really fun to be on the podium with Jae, [it is] always fun to share it with a U.S. teammate, and quite a lot of the time it has been Jaelin so it’s awesome to see her shredding as well and to do that on home soil is incredible,” said Giaccio. “I was excited with my times today so I’m going to look to keep pushing that a little bit more and see what tomorrow will bring.”  

After mixed weather conditions over the last few days, ranging from snow to blistering wind and gorgeous bluebird skies, the bumps on Lower Bobbies run had been well prepared for today’s World Cup events.

In qualification, five U.S. athletes made their World Cup debuts: Reese Chapdelaine, Jack Petrone, Gavin Tobey, Nate Gendron, and Camden Lewis all suited up in World Cup bibs for the first time and gave stellar performances, finishing 24th, 33rd, 37th, 40th and 53rd respectively. 

Dylan Marcellini of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team finished 22nd, followed by Asher Michel in 24th and Charlie Mickel in 34th. On the women’s side in qualifying, Alli Macuga landed in 20th, and Kylie Kariotis in 21st. Seven athletes advanced to finals, Page, Dylan Walczyk, Kauf, Giaccio, Tess Johnson, Kasey Hogg and Kai Owens, and incredible showing for the U.S. team. 

Large fluffy snowflakes began to fall as the athletes warmed up for finals. Walczyk put down two great top-to-bottoms to start the day but missed out on super finals, finishing ninth on the day. Tess Johnson ended 13th, Kasey Hogg 14th, and Kai Owens 15th. 

The long day of competition wrapped in an epic super finals battle with three Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes vying for the podium. Kauf and Giaccio dropped in back to back, each putting down their best runs of the day, perfectly composing their speed, turns and air. Kauf had one of the fastest times of the day, putting herself solidly into second place just behind Perrine Laffont (FRA). Giaccio finished third, earning her third podium of the season and 15th in her career. 

“I made a couple mistakes in my finals run and cleaned it up and did exactly what I wanted to do for that super finals run, so, [I’m] stoked with the run I was able to put down and stoked to share the podium with Olivia,” said Kauf. “We obviously have such a strong women’s team, I don’t think everyone was able to put it together exactly how they wanted to today, there is definitely a lot more that this team is capable of, so hopefully we see that tomorrow.”

Page qualified in the top spot, making him the last competitor to drop, following Mikael Kingsbery, a longtime mentor to Page. The men had trouble in the super finals with multiple crashes, but Page wasn’t phased. With one of the largest air packages of the day, Page skied into second place just behind Kingsbury - his first-ever podium on U.S. soil. 

“That first run that I skied today wasn’t my favorite in qualifying, I knew I needed to step it up and so I was talking to my coaches and said that the rest of the day, I was going to drop the hammer,” said Page. 

Tomorrow is the second dual moguls event of the season, one that won’t disappoint as the top athletes in the world go head to head. Tune in at 2:00 p.m. ET on Outside TV. 

RESULTS
Women
Men

The wind and snow cleared just in time for the mixed aerials team event at the iFIT Freestyle Ski World Cup, where the U.S. team aimed to put on a show and try new skills in front of the hometown crowd in Lake Placid. 

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team had two teams of three representing tonight; USA 1 comprised Karenna Elliott, who was the top finisher in last night's competition, Chris Lillis and Quinn Dehlinger. USA 2 was made up of Kaila Kuhn, Justin Schoenefeld and Ian Schoenwald, the first team event of his career. Team events begin with the first athlete from each nation jumping, followed by the second from each country, and the third. The top four teams make it from finals to the super finals. 

Elliott and Kuhn kicked things off for the U.S. Elliott put down another beautiful jump to follow up her sixth-place finish yesterday, and Kuhn threw her first-ever triple on snow in competition, a back lay full full. Her jump was slightly overrotated, and she was forced to put her hands down in the snow, but it was an exciting step towards consistently competing triples in World Cups. 

The entire field, including the U.S. teams, struggled with landings throughout the night. The athletes threw their hardest jumps, hoping to perform for the town that has given many of them so much. USA 2 finished the night sixth, followed by USA 2 in seventh. 

Next up, the team is heading up north to Lac-Beauport, Canada, for a set of two aerials events Jan. 25-26. 

RESULTS
Mixed Aerials Team

The event that aerials athletes have waited for over the past six years came to fruition on Saturday night, as the FIS Freestyle World Cup returned to Lake Placid for the first time since 2019. The years spent waiting were not for nothing, as the crowd, atmosphere, and competition at the iFIT Freestyle Ski World Cup were worth waiting for. 

The day began with women’s qualifications, and competitors battled inconsistent winds and overcast weather. Many women changed their jumps throughout the first round and adjusted their start positions at the last minute, with mixed success. Despite these uncontrolables, Karenna Elliott led the way for the U.S. women, qualifying in third, along with Kyra Dossa in seventh.

Dani Loeb narrowly missed out on finals, finishing 13th overall, followed by Winter Vinecki in 14th, Kaila Kuhn in 15th, Amelia Glogowski in 18th, Tasia Tanner in 23rd and Cate McEneany in 27th. 

The snow began to fall as the men started their training jumps before qualifying. The wind and snow continued to have an impact; however, the leading U.S. men remained unphased. Justin Schoenefeld took the top U.S. spot and tied with Li Xinpeng from China with the best score in qualification. Quinn Dehlinger was right behind, qualifying third, followed by Chris Lillis in ninth.

Ian Schoenwald had a solid performance but missed out on finals, finishing 17th, followed by Ashton Salwan in 18th, Derek Krueger in 20th. Park City Ski & Snowboard’s Brady Flynn made his World Cup debut at only 16 years old, finishing the day 31st.

The snow continued to fall for the remainder of the evening as the crowd started to pour into the Olympic Jumping Complex. The women’s and men’s finals were cutthroat, as the competitors started to get more comfortable with the conditions and increased the difficulty. Elliott was the lone U.S. athlete to advance to super finals between men and women.

In super finals, Elliott attempted a back full double full, with the highest difficulty score from the women. Her jump was beautifully executed in the air but, unfortunately, slightly overrotated, forcing her to lean back on her landing, putting her in sixth place.

“The crowd was awesome out here. A hometown crowd is incredible so I had to put down a big jump that’s the highest degree of difficulty that I have, so I just really had to go for it,” said Elliott. “Unfortunately, it didn’t work out for me tonight but we’ll try again!"

Dossa popped into the top 10, finishing ninth. On the men's side, Dehlinger was the top man in seventh. Lillis was ninth and Schoenefeld 10th.

Tomorrow is set to be another exciting day, as the mixed aerials team event is coming to home snow for the first time. Tune in at 7:00 p.m. ET on Outside TV to watch live from Lake Placid. 

RESULTS
Women
Men