Kaila Kuhn
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| Born | April 8, 2003 Boyne City, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Aerials | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaila Kuhn (born April 8, 2003) is an American freestyle skier specializing in aerials. She represented the United States at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Kuhn made her FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships debut in 2019, where she was the youngest member of the U.S. national aerials team.[1]
Kuhn was selected to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2][3] She competed in the aerials event and finished in eighth place with 85.68 points.[4]
She competed at the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships and won a gold medal in the aerials event with a score of 105.13 points[5] She also won a gold medal in the mixed team aerials event with a score of 344.63 points.[6][7] She became the first aerialist to win two gold medals at a single World Championship.[8] The United States became the first country to win consecutive FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships gold medals in the team aerials event.[9]
During the final aerials competition of the 2025–26 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup season on January 12, 2026, she earned her first career World Cup victory.[10] She finished the season in third place in the overall World Cup standings.[11]
In January 2026, she was again selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[12][13] On February 19, 2026, she competed in the aerials event and finished in fifth place.[14] On February 21, 2026, she won a gold medal in the mixed team aerials, along with Connor Curran and Christopher Lillis.[15]
