Laura Peel has been on "one hell of a ride" throughout a glittering career and marked a decade of World Cup aerial skiing appearances with her sixth title under lights in Yaroslavl in Russia over the weekend.
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The 31-year-old Canberran claimed her second consecutive victory as the only female to perform triple somersault in the medal round, scoring 96.59 points with her full-tuck-full jump.
"I competed in my first ever World Cup 10 years ago today and celebrated the occasion with a win in Yaroslavl today", Peel said after claiming the sixth World Cup victory of her career.
"It has been one hell of a ride, and we get to do it all again tomorrow."
American Ashley Caldwell (96.23) sat second behind Peel while Russia's Liubov Nikitina (93.41) rounded out the top three.
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World championship-winning Peel's triumph sees her retain the World No. 1 yellow leader's bib in the aerial skiing World Cup standings with a perfect 200 points following two competitions.
Emma Weiss of Germany sits in second place with 109 points, with United State representative Caldwell in third place with 100 points.
Peel will back up immediately to compete in the second World Cup event in Yaroslavl, determined to maintain her stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in the standings in search of more international success.
Caden Helmers
Caden Helmers is a sports journalist for The Canberra Times.
Caden Helmers is a sports journalist for The Canberra Times.
