She just won silver in Freestyle Skiing: Moguls. Moguls scores are 60% based on mogul turn technique, 20% on speed and 20% on the quality of the jumps. Jaelin was F*ING FLYING down the hill to maximize the speed portion of her score. All french fries, no pizza slice, that’s for sure.
What might have also helped were the two special necklaces she was wearing, gifts from her mother who was also a pro skier. The first she received four years ago for the 2018 Olympics where she had a disappointing games. The second was sent to Jaelin when she was already in China and included a pearl and a diamond from her grandmother. “She wrote this whole note, but basically, a pearl is made from grit and turned into something remarkable,” Kauf said. Love it.
And just like our first medal, it came from the women’s team in an X-Games type event and the gold medalist, Jakara Anthony got her country their first-ever winter gold medal. This time it was New Zealand’s neighbor Australia!
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