[OLYMPICS] Redemption for Jakara Anthony as Australian Mogul Skier Claims Gold While Team USA Picks Up Silver & Bronze in Dual Moguls - SnowBrains

"In dual moguls, skiers face each other in an elimination-style format. Whittling the field down from 30 to the final four, skiers are paired up based on the rankings from the moguls race two days prior. Starting with what is known as the round of 32 and leading into the 1/8th, 1/4, and then semi-finals of the final four, the Small and Big Final are determined."

"Lemley crashed after her bottom air, meaning that Anthony advanced to the Big Final to battle it out for gold or silver, while Lemley was off to the Small Final to face 2025 World Champion Perrine Laffont, who had lost out to Kauf in the semi-final. First up was the Small Final, which Lemley decided for herself in what looked like a very close fight for bronze."

"Then it moved into the Big Final of Anthony versus Kauf. It was a beautiful dual to watch, with both skiers putting down cork-7s on the top air, a fierce and fast mid-section with some mistakes by both skiers, and a back-x with grab on the bottom air. The crowd was holding its breath as the judges reconvened before announcing the winner. And it was Anthony with 20 points versus Kauf with 15 and the Australian crowd in"

Jakara Anthony rebounded from a crash to win the inaugural Olympic dual moguls gold, beating Jaelin Kauf, who took silver, and Elizabeth Lemley, who earned bronze. Dual moguls used an elimination format that cut the field from 30 to four, pairing skiers based on moguls rankings from two days earlier and proceeding through the round of 32, 1/8th, 1/4, and semi-finals. Team USA initially advanced four skiers to the quarter-finals, but Tess Johnson and Olivia Giaccio were eliminated. Lemley crashed in her semi-final bottom air, moved to the Small Final, and secured bronze over Perrine Laffont based on judges' scores. Anthony defeated Kauf in the Big Final with a 20-15 score.

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