""I think I definitely excel as a skier when I just really let things go, and that's a bit of what duals is all about," she tells Bustle. "From the get- go, the gate drops, and I'm going to get out in front, get off the top air first, and hopefully never see my competitor again.""
""I know I'm still young, but definitely older in this sport," says the 29-year-old athlete. "And so I've focused a lot more on Pilates and lower impact. We get enough impact on the mogul course, and outside of it, try to limit that as much as possible.""
Jaelin Kauf won the first-ever Olympic silver medal in women's dual moguls at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games. Dual moguls pairs two skiers head-to-head and scores competitors on speed, turns, and mid-air tricks. Kauf excels under pressure and performs best when she lets things go, aiming to get out in front and avoid seeing her competitor again. The U.S. team partnered with iFit, which outfitted their Park City gym with Pilates reformers. Kauf began Pilates as physical therapy for a 2021 back injury and now emphasizes lower-impact training to reduce additional strain outside mogul courses. She competed in PyeongChang in 2018, placed seventh in freestyle moguls, and returned four years later to win silver in Beijing.
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