DENVER — Colorado native Jaelin Kauf will be competing Sunday in the finals for women's freestyle skiing moguls at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
She placed third in the first of two qualifying rounds, along with Olivia Giaccio (4th) and Hannah Soar (7th). All three will move on to the finals on Sunday.
All three will be competing in the finals at 4:30 a.m. Sunday MST.
Another Coloradan, Kai Owens, 17, of Vail, didn't compete in the first qualifying round due to an eye injury she sustained from a crash in a practice session Tuesday night. Owens has another chance in the second qualifying round early Sunday.
Kauf, 25, placed seventh at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang and was the top American, and she’s the fastest woman on the moguls World Cup circuit, according to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team.
She was born in Vail. Her family moved to Wyoming, and then returned to Colorado, where she trained with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. She now lives and trains in Park City, Utah.
She’s the daughter of Patti and Scott, two former competitive skiers on the pro mogul tour. She was awarded the Rookie of the Year title in the 2016 World Cup tour, and she’s won three World Cup gold medals in moguls.
When is Jaelin Kauf competing at the Olympics?
Thursday, Feb. 3
3 a.m. - Women’s Moguls Qualification 1
Watch: USA Network, KUSA Primetime, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
Sunday, Feb. 6
3 a.m. - Women’s Moguls Qualification 2
Watch: USA Network, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
4:30 a.m. - Women’s Moguls Final
Watch: KUSA Daytime, USA Network, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
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