ZHANGJIAKOU, China — One of Wyoming’s own has earned a spot on the podium at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Early this morning, Jaelin Kauf claimed a silver medal in women’s freestyle moguls.
Friends and family of Kauf watched from the Tetonia Club when she finished her run with a score of 80.28.
Jakarta Anthony of Australia, who won on the final run of the night scored an 83.09. Anastasia Smirnova of Russia, brought home the bronze.
Rewatch the action below.
Freaky fast. ??
Two-time Olympian @JaeBird96 secures silver at the #WinterOlympics. pic.twitter.com/LD5iF7FnkZ
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 6, 2022
In women’s freestyle moguls, competitors traverse a 235-meter course with a slope of about 28 degrees, pocked by bumps about every 12 feet apart. Competitors use jumps at both ends of the course to execute midair acrobatics. Scoring is based on a combination of 60 percent mogul turn technique, 20 percent speed and 20 percent jump quality.
Kauf’s silver lifted Team USA’s medal tally to two at Beijing 2022.
