Crystal Globe champion Laura Peel has topped off her dream skiing season and been crowned Snow Australia's Olympic Athlete of the Year.
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The Canberran was named a joint-winner of the award on Friday, alongside four-time halfpipe world champion Scotty James.
It's the second time the Winter Olympians have been crowned joint-winner, having previously shared the title in 2015.
Peel and James both finished the 2019-2020 season ranked world No.1 in their disciplines, with the aerial skier claiming two gold, one silver and a bronze medal.
"I'm definitely excited, it's not an easy award to win and we had some really awesome performances from Australian athletes this year," Peel said.
"Winning the crystal globe has been a dream of mine, so [the award] is a nice addition to the season and a good way to top it off.
"To win it with Scotty James, who has been dominating in his sport for the past few years, was pretty cool too. He's a great athlete and a great guy, so it's nice to win it alongside him."
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Peel became the first Australian since Lydia Lassila in 2009 to win the sport's crystal globe as the overall champion of the aerial skiing season.
World No. 1 Peel added triple flips to her repertoire this season, which has given her confidence to achieve her Olympics dream in Bejing.
The 30-year-old Canberra is among Australia's biggest medal hopes for the 2022 Games, but the global coronavirus pandemic has put those preparations on halt.
Peel was supposed to fly to Switzerland at the end of May for training, with the season scheduled to start in October.
But instead she's been at home in Lyons, training in her own backyard.
"I'd definitely like to get back into training as soon as possible but there's more involved than just me. It's important to keep everyone healthy and safe," Peel said.
"It's been a long time since I've been in Australia and I'm staying in Canberra for the foreseeable future. Everything is a bit up in the air at the moment.
"I think so far I've been home longer than in the past two years combined. It's a bit of a change, but it's nice in some ways."
Peel has started taking French classes during the coronavirus-forced shutdown so she can communicate better with her partner's family in Montreal.
"They don't speak a lot of English, so I'm trying to work on my French. I enjoy it but it's a bit of a challenge," she smiles. "It's the right time to be doing online courses and stuff like that. I'd always like to be better."