USA’s Jaelin Kauf Takes Home Silver In Women’s Moguls

Jakara Anthony of Australia has captured the women’s moguls title at the Beijing Olympics.

Anthony’s back flip with a grab at the bottom of the course sewed up the gold medal Sunday on the Secret Garden Olympic course. Her score of 83.09 edged American Jaelin Kauf, who had been poised to pick up the first gold medal for Team USA in China.

First-time medallists! What a feeling! 😃

Jakara Anthony (Australia) 🥇
Jaelin Kauf (United States of America) 🥈
Anastasiia Smirnova (ROC) 🥉#FreestyleSkiing | #Beijing2022 | #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/KpZ3GclEje

— Olympics (@Olympics) February 6, 2022

Russian athlete Anastasiia Smirnova earned the bronze while defending champion Perrine Laffont of France finished fourth.

The 23-year-old Anthony joins Dale Begg-Smith as the only Aussies to win the Olympic event. Begg-Smith earned his title at the 2006 Turin Games.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Just a year after Japan’s summer Olympics, the Games are back for a winter show in Beijing, China. The unusually short gap between Games is due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Strict precautions and enforced virus prevention protocol are in place to help keep athletes, coaches and personnel safe. 

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