{"id":1801482,"date":"2026-03-02T06:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1801482"},"modified":"2026-03-02T06:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:43:18","slug":"successful-weekend-for-team-usa-in-nanto-toyama-japan-with-an-all-american-womens-dual-moguls-podium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1801482","title":{"rendered":"Successful Weekend for Team USA in Nanto-Toyama, Japan, With an All-American Women\u2019s Dual Moguls Podium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_393708\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-393708\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-393708 lazyload\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2860.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"496\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-393708\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2860.jpeg?resize=640%2C496&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"496\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-393708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An all-American podium, led by Olivia Giaccio. | Image: FIS Freestyle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3 ai-insert-2-68431362\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-2-68431362\" data-insertion-no-dbg 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continues in Nanto-Toyama, Japan. \u00a0It is the first Japanese Moguls World Cup in six years\u2014and Team USA delivered in a big way.<\/p>\n<h3>Saturday: Moguls<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Saturday\u2019s moguls competition saw Olivia Giaccio firing on all cylinders, claiming her first win of the 2025-26 season and the fourth World Cup victory of her career.<\/strong> It marked her 23rd career podium and pushed her into the lead in the overall standings, where she now also sits tied for first in the moguls standings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/olympics-redemption-for-jakara-anthony-as-australian-mogul-skier-claims-gold-while-team-usa-picks-up-silver-bronze-in-dual-moguls\/\"><em><strong>[OLYMPICS] Redemption for Jakara Anthony as Australian Mogul Skier Claims Gold<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In warm, soft snow conditions with rain falling, the competition was anything but easy. <\/strong>From the qualification round, 16 women advanced to the finals, with Tess Johnson leading the qualification round ahead of Australia\u2019s Jakara Anthony and teammate Olivia Giaccio in third. Also advancing from Team USA were Olympic silver medalist Jaelin Kauf in fifth place and Kasey Hogg in seventh place, while Alli Macuga finished 24th. Advancing from the first final to the second final were only six skiers, with\u00a0France\u2019s Perrine Laffon leading the way ahead of Canada\u2019s Maya Schwinghammer, and Japan\u2019s Hinako Tomitaka. On the Team USA side, three skiers advanced into the super final.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/team-usa-wraps-up-successful-2024-25-moguls-season\/\"><strong>Team USA Wraps Up Successful 2024-25 Moguls Season<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the super final, Hogg finished sixth with a 68.32.<\/strong> Johnson followed with a 74.68 to take fourth overall. Giaccio, third to drop, delivered a near-flawless run blending speed, precision, and technical difficulty to score 75.64.\u00a0Japan\u2019s Hinako Tomitaka, Canada\u2019s Maia Schwinghammer, and France\u2019s Perrine Laffont were still to ski, but none could match Giaccio\u2019s mark. Tomitaka finished second and Laffont third, securing Giaccio\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_393710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-393710\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-393710 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAANUAQMAAAAZ2w7tAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAFpJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20MH6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACApwENowABAyi2YwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"852\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2863.jpeg?resize=640%2C852&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2863.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2863.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2863.jpeg?resize=901%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 901w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2863.jpeg?resize=768%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2863.jpeg?resize=1153%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1153w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2863.jpeg?resize=600%2C799&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2863.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"852\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-393710\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2863.jpeg?resize=640%2C852&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"852\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-393710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Giaccio won ahead of Hinako Tomitaka and Perrine Laffont. . | Image: FIS Freestyle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>On the men\u2019s side, Australia\u2019s two-time Olympic medalist Matt Graham took the win with 78.42 points\u2014the sixth World Cup victory of his career\u2014but Team USA\u2019s Landon Wendler was \u00a0right behind him with 78.21 points.<\/strong> It marks Wendler\u2019s first podium since 2024. Finishing in third was home favorite Ikuma Horishima with a score of 75.63.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charlie Mickel also impressed, finishing fifth overall after advancing to the super final.<\/strong> Asher Michel placed ninth and Nick Page 15th. In qualification, Mickel had posted the second-highest score behind Horishima, while Michel qualified third. Cole McDonald (17th), Dylan Walczyk (20th), and Dylan Marcellini (24th) did not advance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_393709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-393709\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-393709 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAANUAQMAAAAZ2w7tAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAFpJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20MH6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACApwENowABAyi2YwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"852\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2862.jpeg?resize=640%2C852&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2862.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2862.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2862.jpeg?resize=901%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 901w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2862.jpeg?resize=768%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2862.jpeg?resize=1153%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1153w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2862.jpeg?resize=600%2C799&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2862.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"852\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-393709\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2862.jpeg?resize=640%2C852&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"852\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-393709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Graham claimed his 6th career victory. . | Image: FIS Freestyle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3 ai-insert-4-84121480\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-4-84121480\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-1 ai-insert-3-97821541\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-3-97821541\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"3\"><\/div>\n<h3>Sunday: Dual Moguls<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sunday saw the dual moguls and Team USA delivered an incredible all-American podium.<\/strong> Jaelin Kauf\u2014known as the fastest woman on the World Cup circuit\u2014took the win in the big final over teammate Olivia Giaccio, while Tess Johnson secured third place after winning the small final against Perrine Laffont.\u00a0Notably, Olympic dual moguls gold medalist Jakara Anthony was knocked out early, DNFing in her quarterfinal matchup against Giaccio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the men\u2019s competition, Japan\u2019s Ikuma Horishima claimed victory. He defeated Sweden\u2019s Rasmus Stegfeldt in the quarterfinals and continued his strong form to take the top step of the podium.<\/strong> The small final was an all-Japanese battle between Shima Kawakoa and Takuya Shimakawa, with Kawakoa taking third.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With her victory today, Olivia Giaccio is leading the season\u2019s overall standings ahead of Jakara Anthony and teammate Tess Johnson.<\/strong> On the men\u2019s side Ikuma Hiroshima leads ahead of Matt Graham.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Moguls World Cup continues in Shahdag, Azerbijan, on March 14 and 15.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_393711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-393711\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-393711 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAHuAQMAAAA1FS\/XAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAD5JREFUeNrtwYEAAAAAw6D5U1\/gCFUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADfAJxOAAHKnFDdAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"494\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2861.jpeg?resize=640%2C494&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2861.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2861.jpeg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2861.jpeg?resize=1200%2C927&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2861.jpeg?resize=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2861.jpeg?resize=600%2C463&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2861.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"494\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-393711\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2861.jpeg?resize=640%2C494&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"494\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-393711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Japanese on the podium for the Dual Moguls on home ground. . | Image: FIS Freestyle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An all-American podium, led by Olivia Giaccio. | Image: FIS Freestyle There is no rest for the wicked\u2014or the wickedly good skiers. Just one week ago to Olympics wrapped up and the FIS Freestyle Moguls World Cup continues in Nanto-Toyama, Japan. \u00a0It is the first Japanese Moguls World Cup in six years\u2014and Team USA delivered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,267],"class_list":["post-1801482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-snowbrains-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1801482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801482\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1801482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1801482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1801482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}