Wyoming’s Jaelin Kauf Wins 2nd Silver At 2026 Olympics

Team USA skier and Wyomingite Jaelin Kauf earned her second silver medal at the 2026 Winter Games in the women's dual moguls final.

This is Kauf's second silver medal win in the 2026 Winter Games, but it's her third time on the Olympic podium.

Kauf finished second in the 2026 women's moguls individual event. She earned her first silver medal for the same event in the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Hailing from Alta, Wyoming, a tiny town at the western base of the Teton Range, Jaelin grew up where skiing is a way of life. It instilled a deep love of being outdoors and an appreciation for the abundance of nature.

It was there, along craggy peaks and snow-packed canyons, Jaelin honed her attitude and aptitude while chasing her older brother around the runs. She advanced from family ski outings to master of the moguls to becoming a U.S. Ski Team member, eventually gracing the Olympic podium as one of the world’s best to ever dance down the mountainside.

Wyoming's own Breezy Johnson won a gold in the women’s downhill competition.

GO BREEZY!

That's much better than her participation in the 2018, where she finished seventh place.

Back in 2022, she crashed during a training run at the same Cortina venue and was not able to participate. At this point, she must be thinking, 'IT'S ABOUT TIME!' That's what you get for never giving up.

Breezy Johnson won the women's downhill gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a time of 1:36.10, reaching speeds of over 80 mph. She secured the USA's first gold of the Milano Cortina Games, navigating the challenging, high-speed Olympia delle Tofane course to beat Germany's Emma Aicher by 0.04 seconds.

Scroll to 3:30 in this video to watch Breezy receive her gold medal.

Here are the Wyoming women you want to watch for in the 2026 Olympics

Jackson Hole native and alpine racer Breezy Johnson (don't you just love her name) represents the U.S. in the high-speed downhill in the Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy. Wyoming and the United States can proudly say that she’s the reigning world champion in the sport.

Anna Gibson is a native of Jackson Hole. will compete in the first-ever Olympic Ski Mountaineering competition. This new event is a combination of skiing up and down snowbound alpine terrain.

This new competition is BRUTAL. It's not just skiing downhill and letting gravity do its thing.

Ski mountaineering (Skimo) debuts at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, featuring intense races combining uphill climbs with skins, boot-packing sections, and fast downhill skiing, with events including men's sprint, women's sprint, and a mixed relay, showcasing endurance and technical skill in alpine terrain.

Athletes use lightweight skis with climbing skins for ascents and transition rapidly between climbing, running in boots, and skiing down to the finish.

The video below will let you see how this works.

So grab some popcorn and watch our Wyoming girls. Let's cheer them on.