Laura Peel

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Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 36)
Canberra, Australia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Country Australia
Laura Peel
Personal information
Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 36)
Canberra, Australia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Australia
SportFreestyle skiing
Event
Aerials
World Cup career
Seasons15 (2011-2015, 2017-2026)
Indiv. starts85[1]
Indiv. podiums29
Indiv. wins15
Team starts4
Team podiums1
Discipline titles3 – AE (2020, 2021, 2025)
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 KreischbergAerials
Gold medal – first place2021 AlmatyAerials
Updated on 11 Feb 2026

Laura Peel (born 29 September 1989) is an Australian freestyle skier. She is a two time World Champion (2015, 2021) and has won three World Cup titles (2020, 2021, 2025) in the women's aerials discipline. She competed at the 2014,[2] 2018,[3] and 2022 Winter Olympics,[4] where she placed seventh, fifth and fifth respectively. She qualified to appear at her fourth consecutive Winter Olympic Games in 2026, before withdrawing due to injury.[5]

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.

Olympic results

As of 8 March 2026[6]
Year Age Aerials Aerials team
Russia 2014 Sochi 24 7 N/a
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 28 5
China 2022 Beijing 32 5

Notes

  • The Aerials team was added as an event in 2022.

World Championships

As of 8 March 2026[7]
Year Age Aerials Aerials team
United States 2011 Deer Valley 21 11 N/a
Norway 2013 Voss 23 8
Austria 2015 Kreischberg 25 1
Spain 2017 Sierra Nevada 27 8
United States 2019 Deer Valley 29 4 7
Kazakhstan 2021 Almaty 31 1
Georgia (country) 2023 Bakuriani 33 7
Switzerland 2025 Engadin 35 7 4

Notes

  • The Aerials team was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup

Race podiums

No. Season
Date Location Discipline Place
1 2012 15 January 2012 Canada Mont Gabriel, Canada Aerials 3rd
2 17 February 2012 Austria Kreischberg, Austria Aerials 1st
3 2013 1 February 2013 United States Deer Valley, United States Aerials 2nd
4 17 February 2013 Russia Sochi, Russia Aerials 2nd
5 2017 4 March 2017 Russia Moscow, Russia Aerials 3rd
6 2018 19 January 2018 United States Lake Placid, United States Aerials 3rd
7 20 January 2018 3rd
8 2019 16 February 2019 Russia Moscow, Russia Aerials 2nd
9 2 March 2019 China Shimao Lotus Mountain, China Aerials 1st
10 2020 21 December 2019 China Shimao Lotus Mountain, China Aerials 3rd
11 15 February 2020 Russia Moscow, Russia Aerials 2nd
12 22 February 2020 Belarus Minsk, Belarus Aerials 1st
13 8 March 2020 Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia Aerials 1st
14 2021 4 December 2020 Finland Ruka, Finland Aerials 1st
15 16 January 2021 Russia Yaroslavl, Russia Aerials 1st
16 23 January 2021 Russia Moscow, Russia Aerials 2nd
17 30 January 2021 Belarus Minsk, Belarus Aerials 2nd
18 2022 11 December 2021 Finland Ruka, Finland Aerials 2nd
19 12 January 2022 United States Deer Valley, United States Aerials 1st
20 2023 22 January 2023 Canada Le Relais, Canada Aerials 1st
21 5 March 2023 Switzerland Engadin, Switzerland Aerials 2nd
22 19 March 2023 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan Aerials 1st
23 2024 16 December 2023 China Shimao Lotus Mountain, China Aerials 3rd
24 2025 19 January 2025 United States Lake Placid, United States Aerials Team 3rd
25 25 January 2025 Canada Lac-Beauport, Canada Aerials 1st
26 26 January 2025 Canada Lac-Beauport, Canada Aerials 1st
27 7 February 2025 United States Deer Valley, United States Aerials 1st
28 2 March 2025 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan Aerials 1st
29 13 March 2025 Italy Livigno, Italy Aerials 1st
30 2026 7 January 2026 Canada Lac-Beauport, Canada Aerials 1st

Recognition

References

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