Laura Peel

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Laura Peel
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1989-09-29) September 29, 1989 (age 33)
Canberra, Australia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup career
Seasons13 (2011-2023)
Individual wins9
Indiv. podiums22
Indiv. starts70
Team starts3
Discipline titles2 – AE (2020, 2021)
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Kreischberg Aerials
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Almaty Aerials
Updated on 24 May 2023.

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]

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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
DateLocationDisciplinePlace
2012 15 January 2012 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mont Gabriel, Canada Aerials 3rd
17 February 2012 Flag of Austria.svg Kreischberg, AustriaAerials1st
2013 1 February 2013 Flag of the United States.svg Deer Valley, United StatesAerials2nd
17 February 2013 Flag of Russia.svg Sochi, RussiaAerials2nd
2017 4 March 2017 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, RussiaAerials3rd
2018 19 January 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Lake Placid, United StatesAerials3rd
20 January 20183rd
2019 16 February 2019 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, RussiaAerials2nd
2 March 2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shimao Lotus Mountain, ChinaAerials1st
2020 21 December 2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shimao Lotus Mountain, ChinaAerials3rd
15 February 2020 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, RussiaAerials2nd
22 February 2020 Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk, BelarusAerials1st
8 March 2020 Flag of Russia.svg Krasnoyarsk, RussiaAerials1st
2021 4 December 2020 Flag of Finland.svg Ruka, FinlandAerials1st
16 January 2021 Flag of Russia.svg Yaroslavl, RussiaAerials1st
23 January 2021 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, RussiaAerials2nd
30 January 2021 Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk, BelarusAerials2nd
2022 11 December 2021 Flag of Finland.svg Ruka, FinlandAerials2nd
12 January 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Deer Valley, United StatesAerials2nd
2023 22 January 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Le Relais, CanadaAerials1st
5 March 2023 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Engadin, SwitzerlandAerials2nd
19 March 2023 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty, KazakhstanAerials1st

World Championships results

YearAgeAerialsAerials team
Flag of the United States.svg 2011 Deer Valley 21 11
Flag of Norway.svg 2013 Voss 23 8
Flag of Austria.svg 2015 Kreischberg 25 1
Flag of Spain.svg 2017 Sierra Nevada 27 8
Flag of the United States.svg 2019 Deer Valley 29 4 7
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2021 Almaty 31 1
Flag of Georgia.svg 2023 Georgia 33 7

Olympic results

YearAgeAerialsAerials team
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 24 7
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 28 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 32 5

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References

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  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.