Laura Peel wins third World Cup medal of the season in Moscow
Published Sun 24 Jan 2021
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It was another successful event overnight for Australia’s world number one Laura Peel at the World Cup aerial skiing event in Moscow, Russia. Peel narrowly missed the win with a silver medal under lights for her third medal of the season.
The 31-year-old former World Champion from Canberra placed first in both the qualification and first round of finals at the spectacular scaffold venue.
Peel was the only female to perform a triple somersault in the medal round, scoring 92.72 points with her full-full-full jump which was extremely unlucky not to score higher.
Taking the win was American Winter Vinecki with 94.11 points, with Marion Thenault of France in third place with 90.59.
“I am making progress, very happy to have landed my first Full-Full-Full in competition”, Peel said after the event.
In the aerial skiing World Cup standings Peel maintained the world number one yellow leader’s bib on top of the field with a 290 points after four competitions. With her victory in Moscow, Winter Vinecki moves into second place with 203 points, with her American teammate Ashley Caldwell in third place with 190 points.
Peel will be back in action next weekend competing in another night time city event in Minsk, Belarus, on January 22.