Gold Medal Win: Elizabeth Lemley, a 20-year-old mogul skier from Vail, won Olympic gold in the women’s moguls competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
Her Performance: She scored 82.30 with a pair of cork 7s to top the eight-skier super final field.
US Success: Fellow American Jaelin Kauf from Steamboat Springs won silver (80.77), marking her second consecutive Olympic silver medal. France’s Perrine Laffont took bronze (78.00).
Comeback Story: Lemley suffered a season-ending injury before the 2024-25 World Cup opener, missing the entire season. She used that time to focus on rehab and came back with a strong mindset.
Historic Achievement: Lemley is only the third American woman to win Olympic gold in moguls, joining Donna Weinbrecht (1992) and Hannah Kearney (2010).
Defending Champion Falls: Australia’s Jakara Anthony, the defending gold medalist and seven-time crystal globe winner, lost control mid-course and finished eighth in the super final.
Team Strength: The US showed depth with all four American women reaching the finals stage, demonstrating what their coach called the strongest women’s mogul team in the world.
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