US alpine skier Jacqueline Wiles survives plane crash to win Olympic bronze

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The American women’s ski team have provided some extremely compelling stories at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo. From the serious injury to Lindsey Vonn to the unexpected gold medal by Breezy Johnson, you might not have heard of the remarkable story of American alpine skier Jacqueline Wiles of Portland, Oregon.

Feb 12, 2026; Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy; Jacqueline Wiles of the United States in the women’s alpine skiing Super G race during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images

What is Wiles story?

According to Travis Pittman of the Central Oregon Daily, Wiles survived a plane crash seven months ago in Sisters, Oregon. At the time, Wiles was a passenger on a training flight when the plane dovetailed.

Wiles credits her boyfriend Maxime Boutemy of saving her life. Maxime helped Wiles out of the wreckage before the plane went into flames. Wiles’s symptoms were a concussion and burns.

Before the accident occurred, Wiles had dreams of being a pilot. It will be interesting to see if those dreams still exist, or if Wiles will concentrate now fully on skiing.

Elite Alpine Skier

Heading into the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, Wiles had won four World Cup downhill medals in alpine skiing, with a lot of success on the Olympic course. She had won a bronze medal at Cortina in 2018, and silver medal in Cortina in 2024.

Wiles’s other two World Cup medals were bronze medals in Zauchensee, Austria. The first came in 2017, and the second came last month.

Feb 10, 2026; Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy; Jacqueline Wiles and Paula Moltzan of the United States celebrates their bronze medal in alpine skiing women’s team combined during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-Imagn Images

Olympic bronze medal

Wiles won her Olympic bronze medal with Paula Moltzan of Minneapolis, Minnesota on Tuesday. They had a time of 2:21.91, and beat Mikaela Shiffrin and Johnson by six one hundredths of a second to reach the podium in the women’s team combined competition. Austria won gold and Germany won silver.

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