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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 29, 1989 Canberra, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 (2011-2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 2 – AE (2020, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 24 May 2023. | ||||||||||||||||||
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
editRace podiums
edit| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2012 | 15 January 2012 |  Mont Gabriel, Canada
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Aerials | 3rd |
| 17 February 2012 |  Kreischberg, Austria
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Aerials | 1st | |
| 2013 | 1 February 2013 |  Deer Valley, United States
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Aerials | 2nd |
| 17 February 2013 |  Sochi, Russia
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Aerials | 2nd | |
| 2017 | 4 March 2017 | Moscow, Russia
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Aerials | 3rd |
| 2018 | 19 January 2018 | Lake Placid, United States
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Aerials | 3rd |
| 20 January 2018 | 3rd | |||
| 2019 | 16 February 2019 | Moscow, Russia
|
Aerials | 2nd |
| 2 March 2019 |  Shimao Lotus Mountain, China
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Aerials | 1st | |
| 2020 | 21 December 2019 | Shimao Lotus Mountain, China
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Aerials | 3rd |
| 15 February 2020 | Moscow, Russia
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Aerials | 2nd | |
| 22 February 2020 |  Minsk, Belarus
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Aerials | 1st | |
| 8 March 2020 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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Aerials | 1st | |
| 2021 | 4 December 2020 |  Ruka, Finland
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Aerials | 1st |
| 16 January 2021 | Yaroslavl, Russia
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Aerials | 1st | |
| 23 January 2021 | Moscow, Russia
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Aerials | 2nd | |
| 30 January 2021 | Minsk, Belarus
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Aerials | 2nd | |
| 2022 | 11 December 2021 | Ruka, Finland
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Aerials | 2nd |
| 12 January 2022 | Deer Valley, United States
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Aerials | 2nd | |
| 2023 | 22 January 2023 | Le Relais, Canada
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Aerials | 1st |
| 5 March 2023 |  Engadin, Switzerland
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Aerials | 2nd | |
| 19 March 2023 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Aerials | 1st |
World Championships results
edit| Year | Age | Aerials | Aerials team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Deer Valley
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21 | 11 | — |
 2013 Voss
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23 | 8 | |
| 2015 Kreischberg
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25 | 1 | |
 2017 Sierra Nevada
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27 | 8 | |
| 2019 Deer Valley
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29 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 Almaty
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31 | 1 | — |
 2023 Georgia
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33 | 7 | — |
- The Aerials team was added as an event in 2019.
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Aerials | Aerials team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Sochi
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24 | 7 | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang
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28 | 5 | |
| 2022 Beijing
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32 | 5 | — |
- The Aerials team was added as an event in 2022.
References
edit- ^ "Laura Peel". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Laura Peel". olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Laura PEEL Freestyle Skiing - Beijing 2022 Olympics". 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Laura Peel Olympic Profile | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
External links
edit- Laura Peel at FIS (freestyle)
- Laura Peel at Olympedia
- Laura Peel at the Australian Olympic Committee
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