Elizabeth Lemley Wins Olympic Gold, Jaelin Kauf Takes Silver
Elizabeth Lemley scored 82.30 to win women's moguls gold and Jaelin Kauf scored 80.77 for silver in Livigno on Feb. 11, 2026.
Overview
Elizabeth Lemley won the women's moguls gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno on Feb. 11, 2026, scoring 82.30 in the eight-skier final, official results show.
Lemley, 20, won the medal in her Olympic debut while Jaelin Kauf, 29, repeated as Olympic silver medalist with an 80.77, according to Team USA and official results.
Jaelin Kauf, speaking to CBS News ahead of the Games, credited her mother as "my biggest hero and role model," an acknowledgment Team USA said highlighted her family support.
Perrine Laffont of France took bronze with a score of 78.00 and defending champion Jakara Anthony of Australia finished eighth after slipping on her final run, official results show.
The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics continue through Feb. 22, 2026, with additional snow sports events scheduled at Livigno, organizers' schedules show.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the coverage as a celebratory, patriotic Team USA triumph by prioritizing emotional imagery, American backstories, and laudatory language (e.g., “blistering,” “celebration and triumph”). Editorial choices foreground U.S. perspectives and human-interest detail while giving little contextual attention to rivals or broader competitive nuance.
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Elizabeth Lemley (USA) won gold with 82.30, Jaelin Kauf (USA) won silver with 80.77, and Perrine Laffont (France) won bronze with 78.00.
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