Ski World Cup Day 1: Deer Valley World Cup Moguls, USA’s Jaelin Kauf, 2nd

Deer Valley - Moguls podium Photo: Mateusz Kielpinski / FIS Freestyle

PARK CITY, Utah — Deer Valley Resort hosted the first of three days of the Intermountain Health FIS Freestyle International Ski World Cup on Thursday.

Huge nighttime crowds came out to cheer on the moguls athletes for this, the 25th anniversary of this event. Fireworks and rocking music capped off an action-filled evening.

International Ski Federation (FIS) representatives were on hand just like they were when Deer Valley put on this event for the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics. 

Park City’s own Sean Smith lent his famous voice to the night as he once again took up the P.A. microphone.

Based right in Park City, the U.S. Ski Team had multiple athletes in the top tiers of the results which drove the spectators wild.

Women Moguls:

1. Jakara Anthony AUS
2. Jaelin Kauf USA
3. Perrine Lafont FRA

Kauf, a two-time Olympian and Beijing 2022 silver medalist, is from Wyoming.

• 5. Hannah Soar USA Tie
• 7. Tess Johnson USA
• 12. Alli Macuga USA from Park City
• 13. Elizabeth Lemley USA
• 14. Kasey Hogg USA Deer Valley’s Wasatch Freestyle Team

Men moguls

1. Matt Graham AUS
2. Mikael Kingsbury CAN
3. Benjamin Cavet FRA

• 4. Dylan Marcellini USA Deer Valley’s Wasatch Freestyle Team
• 7. Dylan Walczyk USA
• 13. Cole McDonald USA Deer Valley’s Wasatch Freestyle Team
• 15. Charlie Mikel USA Deer Valley’s Wasatch Freestyle Team 
• 29. Nick Page USA Deer Valley’s Wasatch Freestyle Team

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