She competed for the United States at the
FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 in
Sierra Nevada, Spain, where she won a bronze medal in dual moguls. She won a silver at the
2019 World Championships in dual moguls. Ranked No. 1 in the world going in, Kauf qualified for the
2018 Winter Olympics in
Pyeongchang,
South Korea where she was among the favorites to medal. However, she finished seventh there and did not make the medal final. Representing Team USA at the
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Kauf won the silver medal in
Olympic freestyle moguls. Kauf competed in the
2026 Winter Olympics at the
Livigno Aerials and Moguls Park, in both the moguls and the dual moguls events, the latter of which was making its Olympic debut. In the first round of the
moguls qualification, she finished with the quickest time (24.88s) but only in 27th place with a score of 53.38. She improved to 77.18 the next day in the second qualification round and advanced to the final. During the final on February 11, 2026, she won a silver medal with a score of 80.77. She also won a silver medal in the inaugural
dual moguls event on February 14, 2026. ==World Cup titles==