Elite international moguls competitors wrapped Friday at Shymbulak, Kazakhstan at the FIS Globe Cup Finals. Jaelin Kauf led the Americans with a second-spot, her sixth podium of the season, to finish in the moguls discipline ranked third general. Tess Johnson produced her 1st super finals look of 2023 to close out her season with a third spot finish. France’s Perrine Laffont won for the girls.
“It was genuinely entertaining currently, the course was my favourite of the days, currently,” mentioned Kauf. “I decided to throw cork in super finals, which may well be the 1st time I have performed it in competitors. They have been going effectively in coaching and I genuinely wanted to do 1 in Globe Cup this year. I felt great about it. I was quite confident of hitting how I wanted to and taking it to my feet.”
Kauf certified in second for the super final round and was all smiles at the begin gate, a signal that she was about to turn it on. She switched up her usual air package to execute leading mute to bottom cork 7, with signature speedy skiing in the middle section – virtually maxing out her speed points – to earn a score of 76.30. Laffont just edged her out for 1st with a score of 77.96.
In her super final run Johnson skied leading cork to her bottom signature venom grab. She was aggressive and powerful in the middle section, attacking the course to earn third spot.
“I am super proud of my runs,” mentioned Johnson. “It’s been a small bit of a frustrating season outcomes-sensible, so I am genuinely satisfied to have place down some clean T to Bs with higher DD. I was possessing a lot of entertaining skiing currently with all of the girls.”
Seven girls represented the U.S. in finals with six finishing in the leading ten: Kauf in second, Johnson in third, Hannah Soar in sixth, Olivia Giaccio in eighth, Alli Macuga ninth and Kasey Hogg in tenth. Lulu Shaffer completed 11th.
Nick Web page was the leading U.S. finisher for the males, skiing into fifth spot and finishing his season ranked fourth general. Web page wowed the field in his super finals round by throwing a cork 14 on the bottom air, the highest degree of difficulty trick achievable for the males and hardly ever noticed this season. At the finish fellow competitor Matt Graham (Australia) asked Web page if the trick was in his program for the day, to which Web page responded it was if he produced it to Supers.
Landon Wendler had a profession-finest day with his 1st super finals look. He skied cork 7 to a speedy and powerful middle section and completed with cork 7 grab. He went big on the bottom and got a small tripped up in the landing to finish sixth. “Landon’s final run was insane, actually perfection,” noted Johnson. Cole McDonald completed 16th.
Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury won for the males, Kazakhstan’s Pavel Komolkav took second and Graham came in third.
Macuga was awarded FIS Rookie of the Year for her skiing this season, an amazing accomplishment for the D-Group athlete. “I am beyond satisfied with my outcomes,” she mentioned. “As the season went on [Rookie of the Year] undoubtedly became a objective. Big thanks to family members and good friends and all my sponsors and teammates and coaches, and every person who’s been supporting me this season!”
With powerful outcomes all through the season and a deep field of American skiers, the U.S. after once more clinched the Nations Cup for Moguls. “I am pretty proud of our complete group,” mentioned Head Moguls Coach Bryon Wilson. “ We had a lot of contributors this year, not only national group members, but other athletes that came up by means of clubs and certified for Globe Cup begins. I am pretty proud of U.S. moguls skiing general and thankful for our employees, could not do it devoid of them.”
The U.S. Freestyle Moguls Ski Group will wrap their international season tomorrow with Dual Moguls Globe Cup Finals. Yet another Nations Cup is on the line and you can bet the group is hungry to take it.
Final results
Women’s Moguls
Men’s Moguls
Women’s Moguls Discipline Standings
Men’s Moguls Discipline Standings
