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Lemley Wins Moguls Gold as Team USA Goes 1-2 in Livigno

A decisive superfinal run turned a tight final into a breakthrough for the American newcomer.

Overview

  • Elizabeth Lemley claimed the women’s moguls title with an 82.30 in the superfinal at the Winter Games in Livigno.
  • Jaelin Kauf secured silver with 80.77 after recovering from early qualifying trouble to advance from the second round.
  • France’s Perrine Laffont took bronze with 78, edging Japan’s Hinako Tomitaka on the turns score tiebreak.
  • Defending champion Jakara Anthony led after the first final run but erred in the superfinal and finished eighth.
  • Lemley’s medal partially came apart during podium celebrations, an issue also reported for other athletes’ medals.