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EMU Track Alum Wins Bronze in 2-Woman Bobsleigh at 2026 Winter Olympics
Jasmine Jones and teammate Kaillie Armbruster Humphries earn third place for Team USA in Cortina, Italy.
Published on Feb. 21, 2026
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Former Eastern Michigan University women's track and field student-athlete Jasmine Jones earned the bronze medal in the 2-Woman Bobsleigh for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy. Jones and her bobsled pilot, Kaillie Armbruster Humphries, set a track record in the first heat and were in third place going into the final day of competition, ultimately securing the bronze medal with a total time of 3:49.21.
Why it matters
Jones' bronze medal marks the first Olympic medal by an EMU athlete competing for the United States since 1984, and she becomes the ninth Eastern Michigan student-athlete to win an Olympic medal overall. Her achievement adds to EMU's proud tradition of track and field Olympians, spanning multiple eras and countries.
The details
On the first day of competition, Jones and Humphries set a track record in the first heat with a time of 56.92 to take the lead. After the second heat with a time of 57.24, they were in third place going into the second day. On day two, Jones and Humphries saw a time of 57.57 for the third heat, keeping them in third place overall going into the fourth and final run. Their last run secured a third-place finish and bronze medal.
- On the first day of competition, February 21, 2026.
- On the second day of competition, February 22, 2026.
The players
Jasmine Jones
A former Eastern Michigan University women's track and field student-athlete who earned the bronze medal in the 2-Woman Bobsleigh for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Kaillie Armbruster Humphries
Jasmine Jones' bobsled pilot, who helped the team secure the bronze medal for Team USA.
Laura Nolte and Deborah Levi
The German team that earned the gold medal in the 2-Woman Bobsleigh event.
Lisa Buckwitz and Neele Schuten
The German team that earned the silver medal in the 2-Woman Bobsleigh event.
Kaysha Love and Azaria Hill
The second U.S. team that finished fifth in the 2-Woman Bobsleigh event.
Elana Meyers Taylor and Jadin O'Brien
The third U.S. team that finished seventh in the 2-Woman Bobsleigh event.
What’s next
Jones and her bobsled teammate Kaillie Armbruster Humphries will be honored at a special event on the Eastern Michigan University campus in the coming weeks.
The takeaway
Jasmine Jones' bronze medal achievement at the 2026 Winter Olympics not only adds to EMU's proud legacy of track and field Olympians, but also marks the university's return to the Olympic podium for Team USA after more than four decades.
