I rise alongside my friend and colleague Senator Lummis to celebrate these three talented Olympians: Breezy Johnson, Jaelin Kauf, and Anna Gibson. The 2026 Olympic Games were the most successful winter games in our Nation's history. Team USA won an astonishing 12 gold medals. It is the most gold medals our country has ever won in the Winter Olympics. America brought home the second most medals of any country--33 medals overall. This was a record-setting year for Team USA, and Wyoming is no small part of the success. Breezy started the historic medal run that first day by winning our Nation's first gold medal of the 2026 Games by winning women's downhill alpine skiing. Her victory comes just 4 years after she was forced to withdraw from the 2022 Olympics due to injuries, injuries sustained on the very mountain that she conquered in 2026. Her comeback is an inspiring story for every young American who aspires to a day as an Olympic athlete. Jaelin Kauf was next. She took home two silver medals in mogul skiing. She is now a three-time Olympic silver medalist, and that makes her the most decorated mogul skier in U.S. Olympic history. And everyone in Wyoming is so, so very proud of Anna Gibson.
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Celebrating the achievements of U.S. Olympians at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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