Laura Peel

Laura Peel (born 29 September 1989) is an Australian freestyle skier. She was two time world champion (2015, 2021) and two time World Cup winner, at the women's aerials discipline. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in women's aerials,[1] at the 2018 Winter Olympics, in women's aerials, where she placed fifth,[2] and at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's aerials, where she placed fifth.[3][4]

Laura Peel
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989
Canberra, Australia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Aerial skiing
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 KreischbergAerials
Gold medal – first place2021 AlmatyAerials

She competed at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 in Utah, and at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2013 in Voss. At the 2015 World Championships she won her first world title.

World Cup results

Race podiums
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2012 15 January 2012 Canada Mont Gabriel, Canada Aerials 3rd
17 February 2012 Austria Kreischberg, Austria Aerials 1st
2013 1 February 2013 United States Deer Valley, United States Aerials 2nd
17 February 2013 Russia Sochi, Russia Aerials 2nd
2017 4 March 2017 Russia Moscow, Russia Aerials 3rd
2018 19 January 2018 United States Lake Placid, United States Aerials 3rd
20 January 2018 3rd
2019 16 February 2019 Russia Moscow, Russia Aerials 2nd
2 March 2019 China Shimao Lotus Mountain, China Aerials 1st
2020 21 December 2019 China Shimao Lotus Mountain, China Aerials 3rd
15 February 2020 Russia Moscow, Russia Aerials 2nd
22 February 2020 Belarus Minsk, Belarus Aerials 1st
8 March 2020 Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia Aerials 1st
2021 4 December 2020 Finland Ruka, Finland Aerials 1st
16 January 2021 Russia Yaroslavl, Russia Aerials 1st
23 January 2021 Russia Moscow, Russia Aerials 2nd
30 January 2021 Belarus Minsk, Belarus Aerials 2nd

References
  1. "Laura Peel". sochi2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. "Laura Peel". olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. "Laura PEEL Freestyle Skiing - Beijing 2022 Olympics". 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. "Laura Peel Olympic Profile | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.


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