Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Jaelin Kauf is on her way to a historic World Cup season, earning her fourth win in a row and extending her podium streak to nine in the Beidahu moguls event. This is the longest U.S. moguls winning streak since Olympic champion Hannah Kearney won 16 World Cups in a row in the 2011-12 season. Teammate Olivia Giaccio finished in third place, her sixth podium of the season. 

The sun was out and the bumps were smooth in Beidahu, Jilin, China, making it for a perfect day of moguls World Cup competition. In the women's qualification round, all six U.S. athletes advanced to the finals. Kauf was the final athlete to drop - coming off two back-to-back wins on home snow in Deer Valley just a week prior, Kauf is riding a high and today, she wanted to keep that streak going. She knew exactly what she needed to do to qualify, and she did that and more. Kauf bested the second-fastest qualification time by over 1.5 points, along with one of the day's highest turns and air scores. Kasey Hogg also advanced to finals ranked fifth, Tess Johnson sixth, Olivia Giaccio 10th, Kylie Kariotis 11th and Kai Owens 14th. 

“I feel really good about [my run], I was trying to be one of the fastest girls out there which I feel like I did, and overall, it felt really strong,” said Kauf. “There are a few things to tweak and improve on for finals but I’m stoked to take the top spot in qualies, I feel like I don’t ever do that.”

Nick Page and Charlie Mickel continued to build on their momentum from Deer Valley qualifying into finals ranked fourth and 10th, respectively. Page earned the highest air score in the qualification round, setting himself up nicely for finals. Asher Michel just missed out on the round of 16, finishing the day 19th. Dylan Walczyk was 29th. 

As the day continued, the sun began to sink behind the trees, quickly shrouding the course in shade. The bumps became icy, increasing the speed the athletes could achieve in their runs, leading to quicker times as the day progressed. 

In finals, Kauf continued her tear with the fastest time to keep her in the top spot heading into super finals. Johnson, with her signature venom grab on the bottom air, earned the largest air score of the day and qualified fourth. Giaccio also advanced in fifth. Hogg barely missed out on advancing to super finals by 0.24 points, finishing seventh overall. Kariotis earned another top 10 and Owens landed in 15th. Page finished the day seventh, followed by Mickel in 11th. 

Giaccio was the first U.S. athlete to drop in super finals, and she took every success she had throughout the day and put them together to earn her highest score of the day, finishing third with 78.43 points. 

“I’ve had a lot of ups and downs in China, but I’m really excited to build my way up and improve every run, so I’m excited to be on the podium,” said Giaccio. “I’m ready to build into tomorrow, I think there’s going to be some very fast runs considering how tight the course is, so I’m looking forward to seeing what I can bring” 

Johnson put down another smooth and consistent run to finish fourth, her fifth top-five finish of the season. All of the pressure in the world was on Kauf’s shoulders as she stood atop the course as the last athlete to drop, but you would never know by her performance. She clocked the fastest time of the day, in classic Kauf fashion, and had some of the top turns and air scores. In her pre-finals interview, she said she would hold onto the top spot and that she did, earning her 13th career victory and taking over the overall moguls World Cup standings from Perrine Laffont of France.

“That was the game plan today, just trying to improve a little bit each run and save the best for last, and that’s what I did,” said Kauf. “It was a lot of fun skiing this course today. It’s super exciting [leading the overall], we still have a handful of competitions so I hopefully can hold that spot and keep building on today’s result.”

Next, the moguls athletes take on duals on the same course on Feb. 22 at 1:00 a.m. ET. Tune in live on skiandsnowboard.live. 

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Olympic silver medalist Jaelin Kauf made it a clean sweep at Deer Valley, winning the dual moguls on Saturday, Feb. 8, two days after she won the moguls at the Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel. Olivia Giaccio was also on the podium in third.

The snow continued to fall for the third straight night, but it didn’t deter the U.S. athletes, who showed off in front of their hometown of Park City. The crowd came in droves, packing in thousands of screaming fans to cheer on the home team Stifel U.S. Ski Team.

In her 100th World Cup start, Kauf picked off each competitor one after another and eventually facing World Cup individual overall leader Perinne Laffont in the big final to take the win. Laffont finished second.

“It’s been incredible, an absolute dream,” said Kauf. “I always know it’s going to be a tough one against Perinne… I was just saying, leave it all out there. Don’t leave anything left in the tank and don’t let them take anything away from your run. I definitely left it all out there!”

Giaccio lost to Kauf in the semifinals, which sent her to the small final. She stepped on the podium over teammate Tess Johnson, who finished fourth. It’s Giaccio’s first podium in duals this season; she has four podiums in individual moguls.

Kasey Hogg also had a stellar day, taking sixth place. Kylie Kariotis was 14th.

Nick Page was the top Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete on the men’s side, taking eighth place. Charlie Mickel also nailed the top 10 in 10th place. Dylan Walczyk was 14th and Asher Michel 16th.

On the men’s side, Ikuma Horishma of Japan took the win, with Mikael Kingsbury of Canada in second place and Pavel Kolmakov of Kazakhstan in third.

Watch the recap of the dual moguls on 5:30 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Next up, the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team heads to China for a moguls, dual moguls and aerials World Cup.

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

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.

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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
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HOW TO WATCH
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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. 

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