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Back-to-Back Silver for Kauf at World Championships

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 26 2023
Jaelin Kauf
USA celebrates Jaelin Kauf's double silver medals at the 2023 FIS World Ski Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. (Mike Page - ID One)

Jaelin Kauf is silver again at the Freestyle World Ski Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, after taking the second spot in dual moguls. Kauf left nothing on the snow and gave it her all in the big final, battling France’s Perrine Laffont until the end. 

“That last run against Perrine was [the most fun] I’ve had in such a long time,” she said. “I could just tell we were neck-and-neck the whole way down. That’s exactly what you want for one and two.

“To be on the podium two days back to back made for a really fun World Champs and event here in Bakuriani. I was definitely going for the gold both days but I’ll settle for second. I wanted to just go out and ski my run all day and leave nothing out there, and I didn’t.”

Sunday’s medal makes four career World Championships medals for the 26 year old. It was a podium repeat of Saturday with Laffont taking gold and Austria’s Avital Carroll with the bronze. 

Hannah Soar had a grueling bracket, dueling every other American woman to make it to the small final. She met Olivia Giaccio in the round of 16 and Elizabeth Lemley in the quarterfinals. 

“We qualified 2, 3, 4, 5 yesterday so arguably some of the hardest people to duel in the event, regardless of it being team versus team,” Soar commented. “I was excited to lay down those first two duels with Olivia and Liz and have them lay down their great runs too. Definitely nail-biters.”

Soar went against Carroll in the small final for the battle of the bronze but didn’t have the speed to ski over the line first, and ended the day in fourth - her career-best World Championships result. 

“Versus Avital, I gave it my all but was just a little too slow to pull off that bronze today,” said Soar. “But it was exciting to be out there and I definitely gave it my best. And I had a whole cheering squad here from Vermont, and it was awesome to make the final four with them here.”

Lemley ended the day in fifth in her dual moguls World Championships debut and Giaccio placed ninth - topping her best World Champs finish from Saturday. 

Nick Page was the top American man, ending the day in seventh - his career best World Championships finish. Page bested Finland’s Simi Salonen in the round of 16 but met Australia’s Matt Graham in the quarterfinals. It was a tight duel but Graham advanced, and eventually went on to earn bronze. Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury won, making history with his sixth consecutive World Championships gold, remaining undefeated in World Championship competition since 2019. Sweden’s Walter Wallberg took silver. 

Dylan Marcellini finished 12th in his dual moguls World Championships debut. Dylan Walczyk finished 18th and Cole McDonald finished 21st in his first dual moguls World Championships.

Moguls now breaks until World Cup Finals in Kazakhstan in March. 

RESULTS
Women’s Dual Moguls
Men’s Dual Moguls

Silver for Kauf in Moguls World Championships

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 25 2023
Jaelin Kauf
USA celebrates Jaelin Kauf's silver medal at the moguls FIS World Ski Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on Feb. 25. (ID One - Mike Page)

Jaelin Kauf earned her first singles moguls World Championship medal in Bakuriani, Georgia, on Saturday claiming silver. This is her third World Championships medal in the four she’s competed at. Kauf continued her season’s speed streak, skiing the fastest run of the women’s super final round and earning a score of 83.56.

“I’m really stoked,” she said in the finish area. “I was really toying around with the idea of that last one to do cork on the bottom air and really go for that top spot. But I’ve never had a World Champs medal before in singles. I just focused on skiing my same run, putting it down, skiing it fast and nailing those turns.”

Kauf is having a time of a season skiing fast and confidently, and making it look effortless on the bump track.

“I am really focused on my strengths and that’s skiing the speed and executing the jumps that I have to a really high level. I feel like I’m really pushing the sport and it’s really fun, pushing the speed, seeing if I can max it out every event.”

The American women made a statement on Saturday with Kauf, Olivia Giaccio, Hannah Soar and Elizabeth Lemley all qualifying for finals in the first qualification round, going 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively. World Championship format differs from typical World Cup format in that each athlete has two chances to qualify for finals, which features 18 per gender instead of the usual 12. 

Lemley made her World Championships debut on Saturday, running first out of the gate to kick off the event and setting the tone for the rest of the women. The 17-year-old joined Kauf in the Super Final round, but unfortunately DNFd and finished the day in sixth. 

“I was pretty nervous but I laid down a good run,” Lemley reflected after qualifications. When asked if she liked going first, she answered, “Nope! Hated it.”

In finals Giaccio performed back full to cork 7 and skied a strong middle section, but didn’t quite nail the landing of her bottom air and finished the day in 12th, her career-best World Championships result. Soar finished the day in 8th, her best singles World Championships finish as well. 

France’s Perrine Laffont won her second consecutive World Championship title and Austria’s Avital Carroll rounded out the podium with bronze. 

On the men’s side Nick Page was the lone American to make finals, qualifying eighth in the first qualification round, excusing him from running a second time. In finals Page stomped his top cork 7 grab and skied a strong middle section, but had a mistake in landing his bottom cork 10, and finished the day in 15th - his career-best World Championships finish. 

Dylan Marcellini and Cole McDonald each made their World Championships debuts. Marcellini had a strong first qualification run, coming in 11th, narrowly missing the ninth position cutoff. He took another run, but it wasn’t enough to make it to finals, and he finished the day in 20th. McDonald finished the day in 30th. Dylan Walczyk also competed, and finished in 24th. 

Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury earned his seventh World Championship gold medal, Australia’s Matt Graham took silver and Sweden’s Walter Wallberg took bronze.   

Moguls continues World Championship competition with Duals on Sunday. 

“Same thing for tomorrow,” said Kauf for her game plan. “Focus on the speed, be the first out of the gate and first to cross the finish line, and hopefully move up one place.”

RESULTS
Women's Moguls
Men's Moguls

Silver for Dehlinger in Aerials Freestyle World Ski Championships

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 23 2023
Men's 2023 Aerials WSC Podium
Quinn Dehlinger earned silver in men's aerial competition at the 2023 Freestyle World Ski Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on Feb. 23. (Miha Matavz/FIS)

Quinn Dehlinger is a double World Ski Championships medalist in his first World Championships starts, after earning silver in Thursday’s singles aerials event. “It feels unbelievable when put that way,” Dehlinger commented from the finish. “That’s crazy. But again, I put in the hard work this summer and the results show. Thanks to my coaches, thanks to my parents, and shout out to Cincinnati!”

Aerials World Ski Championships competition was delayed two days due to high winds. The women qualified in World Championship format Tuesday before the weather shut the rest of the day down. Unlike usual World Cup competition, each athlete had two opportunities to qualify for finals. Athletes must perform two different jumps, so strategy regarding degree of difficulty becomes an important factor. Two American women made the cut: Ashley Caldwell and Kaila Kuhn. 

Through snow and fog, competition resumed Thursday but in World Cup format. The men only had one opportunity to qualify for finals. Chris Lillis absolutely stomped his double-full full full, flying tall and straight, and earned a score of 124.43 to qualify in first. Justin Schoenefeld qualified in fifth and Dehlinger in 11th. 

“It started off really tricky honestly,” Dehlinger said of the day. “My training didn’t go as I would have liked. Then in the competition, I put one done in qualifying and snuck through. During Finals 1 it got really tricky there. It was really sticky, but I managed to put down another one. When it came to Finals 2, I put down a really nice one and grabbed myself a second place.”

Dehlinger earned a score of 114.48 for his double-full full full in the super final round, just a few points off from Switzerland’s Noe Roth who took the gold. China’s Longxiao Yang took bronze. 

Lillis also represented the USA in the super finals round, performing a double-full full full for a score of 107.24, finishing just off the podium in fourth place. Schoenefeld came in eighth, his best singles World Championships finish. Derek Krueger was 23rd in his World Championships debut. 

Kuhn was the lone American in the women’s super finals and performed a double-full full but didn’t have a clean landing. She earned a score of 76.84 to end the day in fifth, her best singles World Championships finish. 

“The conditions were really challenging today,” reflected Kuhn. “That was only the second time I performed that jump on this site so I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. It sucks because if I had landed that jump it would have put me on that podium. But it’s a learning experience for next time and I’m really happy to walk away healthy from this week.”

China's Fanyu Kong took gold for the women, Australia's Danielle Scott earned silver and Ukraine's Anastasiya Novosad rounded out the podium with bronze. Caldwell finished 10th. Winter Vinecki finished 16th and Megan Nick finished 19th. 

This marks the end of Aerials World Ski Championships competition. Athletes compete next in Engadin, Switzerland, for their last World Cup before World Cup Finals. 
 

RESULTS
Women’s Aerials
Men’s Aerials

How to Watch the FIS Freestyle, Freeski & Snowboard World Championships

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 19 2023
Georgia World Champs
Freestyle skiers, freeskiers and snowboarders descend upon Georgia to compete in the World Championships, Feb. 19-March 5. (FIS)

The FIS Freestyle, Freeski & Snowboard World Championships kicks off on February 19, featuring some of the best U.S. skiers and riders competing for medals in Bakuriani, Georgia. Tune in on Peacock and skiandsnowboard.live to watch it all, with delayed coverage on NBC and CNBC.

2023 FIS Freestyle, Freeski & Snowboard World Championships Live Coverage
All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change

Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023
3:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboard parallel giant slalom - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live
5:30 a.m. - mixed team aerials - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Tuesday, Feb. 21
4:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboard parallel slalom - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
4:00 a.m. - snowboard team parallel slalom - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live
5:00 a.m. - men's and women's aerials finals - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023
5:30 a.m. - men's and women's moguls finals - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
5:30 a.m. - men's and women's dual moguls - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Monday, Feb. 27
4:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboard slopestyle finals - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023
4:00 a.m. – men’s and women’s freeski slopestyle – Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Friday, March 3
1:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboard halfpipe finals - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live
5:30 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboardcross - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, March 4
1:00 a.m. – men’s and women’s freeski halfpipe finals – Peacockskiandsnowboard.live
5:30 a.m. - team snowboardcross - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Sunday, March 5
1:00 a.m. – men’s and women’s freeski big air finals – Peacockskiandsnowboard.live
5:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboard big air finals - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Team USA Golden in Mixed Team Aerials World Ski Championships

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 19 2023
Team USA wins gold
Aerials opened the FIS Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, by winning gold at the Mixed Team event on February 19. Ashley Caldwell, Chris Lillis and Quinn Dehlinger represented Team USA with Kaila Kuhn and Justin Schoenefeld serving as alternates. (© Miha Matavz/FIS)

Aerials opened the FIS Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, by winning gold at the mixed team event on February 19. Ashley Caldwell, Chris Lillis and Quinn Dehlinger represented Team USA with Kaila Kuhn and Justin Schoenefeld serving as alternates. Team USA has proven a force in mixed team aerials, winning the Olympic gold in Beijing in 2022 and World Championship bronze in 2021. 

Challenging wind conditions made it impossible for Team USA to train the day prior, and provided for variable conditions for the actual event. 

“Our coaches were amazing today,” explained Chris Lillis. “That’s (monitoring the wind) their job; they handle the wind adjustments. They put us in the right spot all day long and because of that we won the World Champs.”

Caldwell ran first in the qualification round, landing her full full to set the tone for Team USA for the next five jumps. Lillis and Dehlinger performed double-full full full. The combined score of 303.47 was the highest of the five nations competing, and USA went into the medal round seeded first. 

For the medal round, Caldwell stomped a full double-full and had to wait in anticipation while her teammates prepared to jump for World Championship glory. Lillis performed a beautiful double-full full full to set Dehlinger up to take Team USA over the finish line. Dehlinger landed his double-full full full and sealed Team USA’s position as winners of the 2023 World Championships mixed team aerials event with a combined score of 331.37. Team China came in second and Team Ukraine came in third. 

With this result, Caldwell and Lillis add another piece to their World Championships hardware collection: the fourth for Caldwell and third for Lillis. This marks Dehlinger’s first official World Championships start, having qualified in 2021 but did not compete. “I feel amazing. It's unbelievable that we went out here today and put down the jumps that we did and came out with the results that we did,” he said. “But at the same time, we knew what we were capable of and we just had to go out and perform.”

“Georgia’s been wonderful,” reflected Caldwell. “I knew this team was going to be one to beat and I wanted to be here for my teammates, and now I’m team World Champion. Most of my career has always been individual, so to switch to a team element, it’s more anxiety, more pressure, because everyone’s relying on you. But Team USA is stacked, we have a high degree of difficulty and we have this camaraderie and bond. We rock team events.”

Aerials continues World Ski Championship competition with singles qualifications Feb. 21 and finals Feb. 22. 

“We’re excited for the next event, let’s go!” said Caldwell.

RESULTS
Mixed Team Aerials

2023 FIS Freestyle World Championships Live Coverage
All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change

Feb. 22, 2023
5:00 a.m. - men's and women's aerials finals - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Feb. 25, 2023
5:30 a.m. - men's and women's moguls finals - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Feb. 26, 2023
5:30 a.m. - men's and women's dual moguls - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Youth Olympic Games Freestyle Criteria

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-discipline event for athletes between 15 and 18 years of age, organized by the International Olympic Committee. It is hosted every 4 years, in the middle of the Winter Olympic Games cycle. The next Winter Youth Olympic Games will be held in 2028 in Italy at many of the 2026 Olympic venues. Qualification pathways will be posted here once determined by the FIS, IOC and local organizers.

Lemley Second in Italy

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 11 2023
Elizabeth Lemley
Elizabeth Lemley earned second place in the Dual Moguls World Cup in Chiesa in Valmalenco Feb. 11. (U.S. Ski & Snowboard / Bryon Wilson)

Elizabeth Lemley claimed her third World Cup podium of the season and her career with a second place in Dual Moguls in Chiesa in Valmalenco Feb. 11. 

“Today was good,” said Lemley from the finish. “It was pretty cool [to get another podium ahead of World Champs], I’m definitely feeling more confident with this result. I’m looking forward to some rest and recovery.”

This marks the end of three weeks of back-to-back-to-back competition weekends and travel across three countries for the moguls crew. 

Lemley battled France’s Perrine Laffont in the Big Final, pushing her speed on the steep, technical course but tripped up just before the bottom air, crossing the line second. Laffont took the victory and Japan’s Anri Kawamura rounded out the podium in third. 

Four American women represented the U.S. in the Round of Eight: Lemley, Olivia Giaccio, Jaelin Kauf and Tess Johnson. Giaccio was having a day, skiing clean and strong and finished in fourth - tying her best World Cup result of the season so far. Kauf met Lemley in the Quarter Final in a round of American friendly fire. Both women pushed, Lemley made a line switch in the middle and Kauf backslapped off the bottom air, with Lemley ultimately taking the win to progress on. Kauf finished seventh. Johnson finished 16th aftering dueling Kauf in the Round of Eight.

Two American men progressed through to the Round of Eight: Dylan Walczyk and Cole McDonald. Walczyk skied true to his run all day, eventually making it to the Small Final where he met Canada’s Julien Viel. Viel took the victory and the third-place finish. Walczyk finished the day in fourth, his best result of the season so far. 

McDonald met Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury in the Round of Eight. The two men pushed each other, and although Kingsbury had a few bobbles in the middle, he took the round and progressed through, eventually finishing in second place. Japan’s Ikuma Horishima won the event for the men. McDonald finished 12th. 

Lulu Shaffer finished 25th, Dylan Marcellini finished 27th and Nick Page finished 31st. 

The moguls’ FIS World Cup tour takes a break for World Championships later this month and will return for World Cup Finals in Kazakhstan in March. 

RESULTS
Women’s Dual Moguls
Men’s Dual Moguls

2023 Freestyle World Ski Championships Team Announced

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 9 2023
Jaelin Kauf, Hannah Soar
Jaelin Kauf and Hannah Soar podiumed together at the 2023 Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort on Feb. 4. Both will represent the U.S. at the 2023 Freestyle World Ski Championships later this month. (Steven Kornreich/U.S. Ski Team)

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named 16 athletes to represent the United States at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, Feb. 19 - March 5, 2023. 

The 2023 Freestyle World Ski Championships marks the first time freestyle aerials and moguls FIS-level competition will take place in Georgia. The venues were built specifically for the events and will be the first time they are used. The world’s best freestyle skiers are eager to share their passion with the country and establish a freestyle relationship with the Georgian snow scene. 

“This will be the first time freestyle competes at this level in the country of Georgia and we are excited to experience a new culture,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Freestyle Director Matt Gnoza. “We have heard great things about Georgia’s hospitality from our snowboard counterparts and I look forward to seeing how the new venues show off what our athletes can do. Our 2023 Freestyle World Ski Championships team is stacked with experienced talent, will feature some World Champs debuts, and everyone is especially motivated to get in those start gates.”

2022 Olympic mixed team aerials gold medalists Ashley Caldwell, Chris Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld, and 2022 Olympic bronze medalist Megan Nick, lead a talented crew of aerials skiers. 2022 Olympians Kaila Kuhn and Winter Vinecki will each make their third World Ski Championships appearances. Quinn Dehlinger makes his second World Ski Championship appearance and rookie Derek Krueger will make his World Ski Championships debut. 

For moguls, Olympic silver and double World Championships medalist Jaelin Kauf leads her team of eight. 2022 Olympians Olivia Giaccio and Hannah Soar will make their third and second World Ski Championships appearances, respectively. Young gun Elizabeth Lemley, who earned her first two World Cup podiums this season, will make her World Championships debut. On the men’s side Nick Page and Dylan Walczyk will make their second and fifth World Ski Championships appearances, respectively. Dylan Marcellini and Cole McDonald will each make their World Ski Championships debuts. 

All events will live stream on skiandsnowboard.live and Peacock, with additional coverage to be announced on NBC/CNBC. 

2023 FIS FREESTYLE SKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

(Name; hometown; club; birthdate; past World Championships Teams)

*Denotes first World Championships team

Aerials / Mixed Team Aerials 
Women
Ashley Caldwell (Ashburn, Va.; Elite Aerial Development Program; 9/14/93; 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Kaila Kuhn (Boyne City, Mich.; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 4/8/03; 2019, 2021)
Megan Nick (Shelburne, Vt,; Elite Aerial Development Program; 7/9/96; 2021)
Winter Vinecki (Gaylord, Mich.; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 12/18/98; 2019, 2021) 

Men 
Quinn Dellinger (Cincinnati, Ohio; Elite Aerial Development Program; 6/8/02; 2021)
Chris Lillis (Pittsford, N.Y.; Bristol Mountain Freestyle Team; 10/4/98; 2019, 2021)
Derek Krueger ((Cleveland, Ohio; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 6/2/03)*
Justin Schoenefeld (Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Elite Aerial Development Program; 8/13/98; 2021)

Moguls / Dual Moguls 
Women
Elizabeth Lemley (Vail, Colo.; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 1/22/06)*
Jaelin Kauf (Alta, Wyo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 9/26/96; 2017, 2019, 2021)
Hannah Soar (Somers, Conn.; Killington Mountain School; 6/4/99; 2021)
Olivia Giaccio (Redding, Conn.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 8/15/00; 2017, 2019)

Men
Nick Page (Park City, Utah; Wasatch Freestyle Foundation; 8/1/02; 2021)
Cole McDonald (Park City, Utah; Wasatch Freestyle; 3/6/03)*
Dylan Walczyk (Rochester, N.Y.; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; 6/25/93; 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Dylan Marcellini (Walnut Creek, Calif.; Wasatch Freestyle; 9/29/02)* 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

2023 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships
Bakuriani, Georgia

Sunday, Feb. 19
Mixed Team Aerials

Tuesday, Feb. 21
Men’s and Women’s Aerials Qualifications

Wednesday, Feb. 22
Men’s and Women’s Aerials Finals

Saturday, Feb. 25
Men’s and Women’s Moguls Qualifications and Finals

Sunday, Feb. 26
Men’s and Women’s Dual Moguls Qualifications and Finals

2023 FIS Freestyle World Championships Live Coverage
All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change

Feb. 19, 2023
5:30 a.m. - mixed team aerials - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Feb. 22, 2023
5:00 a.m. - men's and women's aerials finals - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Feb. 25, 2023
5:30 a.m. - men's and women's moguls finals - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Feb. 26, 2023
5:30 a.m. - men's and women's dual moguls - Peacockskiandsnowboard.live

Kauf Second, Soar Third at Deer Valley

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 5 2023
Kauf, Soar
Jaelin Kauf and Hannah Soar went 2-3 in Dual Moguls in the 2023 Intermountain Health Freestyle International on Feb. 4, 2023. (Steven Kornreich/U.S. Ski Team)

The greatest show on snow did not disappoint, the Americans took two podiums on the final night of the 2023 Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort in front of 7,000 fans. Jaelin Kauf and Hannah Soar went two-three in Dual Moguls, a podium combination the two women shared the last time the event was held under the lights in 2020

Kauf battled France’s Perrine Laffont in the Big Final, and pushed with everything she had, but got worked a bit in the middle section and finished the night in second, her 23rd career podium. “Tonight was awesome,” said Kauf. “I was really hoping to take that top spot tonight but I was really happy to be on the podium with my teammate Hannah.”

It was Day Five skiing Champion for those competing and by the end of the night, all competitors were just hoping to hang on for one more run. “After I dueled Hannah, in the finish area, I was worked,” reflected Kauf. “Skating over to the snowmobile was thinking ‘I am so exhausted. Pull it together for this last run.’ It’s a big day out here, skiing five duals and three training runs.”

Kauf and Soar met in the semi-finals for a round of American friendly fire, where Kauf advanced to the Big Final and Soar to the Small. Soar dueled Japan’s Rino Yanagimoto, making it first over the line to claim the third place finish, her first podium of the season and her fifth overall. 

“The magic was just completely back here and it was super awesome to be part of it,” said Soar. “There were parts of me that didn't feel like I had it in me anymore to get through a whole Deer Valley night. It's a lot out there. The course itself is really challenging, so I was just really proud to pull through and get third place with my teammate Jaelin. Deer Valley is a skiers’ course and I’m a skiers’ skier so it was awesome to get to show that off tonight and get back on the podium.”

Seven American women represented the U.S. in Finals: Kauf, Soar, Elizabeth Lemley, Olivia Giaccio, Alli Macuga, Tess Johnson, and Kasey Hogg. Lemley made it through to the Quarter Final round and ended the night in seventh. Olivia finished ninth, Macuga finished 13th, Johnson finished 14th, and Hogg 16th.

August Davis finished 23rd, Kylie Kariotis finished 29th and Lulu Shaffer 30th. 

Cole McDonald was the lone American to qualify for Finals. He met Canada’s Elliot Vaillancourt in that round, but didn’t advance and finished the night in 10th. This was McDonald’s first Dual Mogul World Cup start under the lights in front of his hometown crowd. 

“You can feel the energy from the top,” said McDonald. “Even though I didn't cross that line first I could feel the roar of the crowd. I remember standing as close to the front [of this event] trying to get a view, and now being out in the front and being on that big screen and having everybody know my name and having everybody see me up there just feels so amazing.”

Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury took his 78th World Cup win, Australia’s Matt Graham finished second and Sweden’s Walter Wallberg finished third. 

Dylan Marcellini finished 17th, Dylan Walczyk finished 18th, Nick Page finished 19th, Landon Wendler finished 20th, Charlie Mickel finished 28th, Ryan Tam finished 38th, Garrett Marley finished 51st, and Peyton Billeisen finished 54th. 

Moguls competes next in Chiesa in Valmalenco Feb. 11.

RESULTS
Women’s Dual Moguls
Men’s Dual Moguls 

 

Kuhn Fourth at Deer Valley

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 3 2023
Kaila Kuhn
Kaila Kuhn earned the top spot for the Americans with a fourth place finish at the 2023 Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort on Feb. 3, 2023. (Steven Kornreich/U.S. Ski Team)

Kaila Kuhn led the Americans in aerials at the 2023 Intermountain Health Freestyle International on Friday, Feb. 3 with a fourth place finish - tying her best result of the season so far. Kuhn was the lone American in the Super Final and opted for last-minute change ahead of starting down the in-run towards 5,000 roaring fans, competing a Double Full Full.

“These past few comps I’ve actually opted for my easier DD which is more consistent because I’ve competed them a lot longer,” said Kuhn. “I haven't competed a Double Full Full since the Olympics so I haven’t gotten to train it much this year. But I know with Worlds coming up this year I really need to work on that trick. So I decided to switch it up and try it, because you know, the worst you can do is get sixth. I did the best I could and I am super happy I put it to my feet.”

Australia’s Danielle Scott won for the women, Canada’s Marion Thenault took second and China’s Fanyu Kong took third. 

Three American women qualified for finals: Kuhn, Winter Vinecki and Megan Smallhouse. Vinecki went for a Full Full to earn a score of 79.69, finishing just outside of the Super Final round in seventh. In her first World Cup competition back from injury Megan Smallhouse finished twelfth. 

Ashley Caldwell finished 15th, Dani Loeb 20th, Karenna Elliott finished 22nd and Amelia Glogowski in her World Cup debut finished 23rd.

Derek Krueger led the men with a ninth place finish - tying his career best - with a Full Double Full Full, a trick he just competed for the first time tonight. “I just went for it,” Krueger said. “Why not?”

Chris Lillis also competed in finals, going for a Full Double Full Full, but didn’t land it and ended the night in 11th. 

Ukraine’s Dmytro Kotovskyi wowed the crowd with a Hurricane, a quintuple twisting triple backflip invented by the late Jeret Speedy Peterson. Kotovskyi absolutely stomped it out to earn a score of 138.32, one of the highest aerials scores ever recorded. China took second and third with Tianma Li and Shuo Chen, respectively/ 

Connor Curran finished the night in 13th, Justin Schoenefeld in 19th, Quinn Dehlinger in 20th, Ian Schoenwald in 21st and Ashton Salwan in 31st. 

Freestyle competition concludes tomorrow with Dual Moguls. 

RESULTS
Women’s Aerials
Men’s Aerials