Injuries and changes to the equipment put Army Sgt. Frank Del Duca and his four-man bobsled team on the back foot heading into the competition.
Jones and pilot Kaillie Armbruster Humphries will aim for a medal with their final two runs Saturday.
Army Sgt. Frank Del Duca improved his placement in bobsled from the 2022 Beijing Games by nine spots.
'My boys are my motivation for this'
Frank Del Duca and Joshua Williamson had mixed feelings following the second run of the two-man bobsled event at the Cortina Sliding Centre.
American sliders Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, and Kaillie Humphreys, 40, secure gold and bronze medals. Meyers-Taylor built on her record as the Black athlete with the most Winter Olympics medals.
Three of the 16 athletes competing at the the 2026 Milano Cortina Games are service members.
A few of the team members have yet to make their arrival for the Olympics in Italy
Speed skater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca will represent Team USA and carry the American flag at the Olympics opening ceremony in Milan on Friday.