Westminster’s Jackie Wiles Helps Team USA Earn Bronze In Women’s Alpine Skiing Combined
Feb 10, 2026, 7:05 AM | Updated: 10:43 am
CORTINA, Italy – Team USA’s women’s combined downhill team of Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan will bring home some hardware after combining to win bronze in the event.
Katharina Huber and Ariane Raedler from Austria won gold. Germany’s Emma Eicher and Kira Weidle-Winkelmann earned silver.
RELATED: Utah Resident Breezy Johnson Claims Gold At Milano Cortina Olympics
Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan earn bronze in the women’s team combined 🥉🇺🇸 #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/NEwKtDjSlc
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 10, 2026
Favorites Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Schiffrin finished in fourth despite Johnson turning in the fastest downhill time two days after winning the first gold medal of her Olympic career.
Jacqueline Wiles & Paula Moltzan
Jackie Wiles was the first U.S. skier to take the hill, turning in a blistering time of 1:37:04, the third-best time of the first eight competitors.
Wiles’ time held up as the team entered the slalom portion with the fourth-best mark.
Memories to last a lifetime. 🥹
Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan celebrate their first career #WinterOlympics medals. pic.twitter.com/Pt0DfNQGuP
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 10, 2026
Paula Moltzan flew down the mountain on her attempt, positioning the duo for a potential silver medal.
LET’S GOOOO! 💪
Paula Moltzan’s slalom run secures bronze for her and Jackie Wiles in the women’s alpine team combined!#WinterOlympics
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 10, 2026
Their team time was 2:21:19, two-tenths of a second behind Germany.
Breezy Johnson & Mikaela Schiffrin
The reigning World Cup and Olympic champions entered the event with every intention of retaining their crown.
Salt Lake’s Breezy Johnson followed her gold medal-winning performance from earlier in the games by setting the pace with a 1:36:59, .06 seconds better than Austria’s Ariane Raedler.
Breezy Johnson puts her team in first place in women’s combined downhill with Mikaela Shiffrin still to come on slalom. 🇺🇸👀
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— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 10, 2026
Mikaela Schiffrin was the final skier of the event by virtue of Johnson’s blistering downhill time.
Schiffrin’s 45.38 seconds was the 15th best in the slalom, costing the pair a chance at medaling.
Isabella Wright & Nina O’Brien
Salt Lake City native Bella Wright had her run cut short almost immediately after missing a gate seconds into the course. The miscue gave Wright a DNF, one of two in the downhill portion of the event.
Keely Cashman & A.J. Hurt
Keely Cashman, a University of Utah student competing in her second Olympic Games, nearly lost her footing late in her run but somehow managed to stay under control.
The wobble cost Cashman valuable time and led to a 1:39:91 finishing time, well off the leader’s pace.
A.J. Hurt turned in a terrific slalom. Her near-flawless time of 44.99 catapulted the duo into first place with 19 competitors left.
The team was pushed off the podium later in the competition. Cashman and Hurt finished 15th.
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