Australian aerial skier Laura Peel has won gold at the FIS World Championships in Kazakhstan overnight becoming the first ever Australian aerial skier to twin two World Championship gold medals.<\/p>\n
The pivotal moment came when Peel competed one of the most difficult jumps ever performed by a female competitor, full-full-full, a triple twisting triple back somersault scoring a huge 106.46 points to take the win.<\/p>\n
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Peel, 31, was ecstatic after the win and couldn't believe she had done it again.<\/p>\n
"Honestly the second time feels even better", said Peel after stepping off the podium.<\/p>\n
"My qualification jumps were not my best, but I saved my best for the final, it's only the second time I have competed that jump, I am so happy to put it down."<\/p>\n
Australian teammate Danielle Scott, performing in her second competition start since the Olympic final in 2018, narrowly missed out on a place but also performed high scoring triple somersaults throughout the day and won the earlier qualification round.<\/p>\n
Behind Peel on the podium was American Ashley Caldwell with 101.74 points and Russian Liubov Nikitina in third place on 94.47 points.<\/p>\n
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Peel will be aiming to make it back to back World Cup titles when the World Cup final w takes place on March 13.<\/p>\n
Peel is currently in first place on the standings with 410 points, 67 points clear of the next ranked skier, Winter Vinecki of the USA.<\/p>\n
Peel needs to finish in seventh place or better to secure the title and season champion Crystal Globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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