Laura Peel
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| Born | 29 September 1989 Canberra, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Aerials | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 15 (2011-2015, 2017-2026) | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 85[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 3 – AE (2020, 2021, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 11 Feb 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Results
Olympic results 
- As of 8 March 2026[6]
| Year | Age | Aerials | Aerials team |
|---|---|---|---|
 2014 Sochi |
24 | 7 | N/a |
 2018 Pyeongchang |
28 | 5 | |
 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 2011 Deer Valley |
21 | 11 | N/a |
 2013 Voss |
23 | 8 | |
 2015 Kreischberg |
25 | 1 | |
 2017 Sierra Nevada |
27 | 8 | |
| 2019 Deer Valley |
29 | 4 | 7 |
 2021 Almaty |
31 | 1 | — |
 2023 Bakuriani |
33 | 7 | — |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mont Gabriel, Canada |
Aerials | 3rd |
| 2 | 17 February 2012 | Kreischberg, Austria |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 3 | 2013 | 1 February 2013 | Deer Valley, United States |
Aerials | 2nd |
| 4 | 17 February 2013 | Sochi, Russia |
Aerials | 2nd | |
| 5 | 2017 | 4 March 2017 | Moscow, Russia |
Aerials | 3rd |
| 6 | 2018 | 19 January 2018 | Lake Placid, United States |
Aerials | 3rd |
| 7 | 20 January 2018 | 3rd | |||
| 8 | 2019 | 16 February 2019 | Moscow, Russia |
Aerials | 2nd |
| 9 | 2 March 2019 | Shimao Lotus Mountain, China |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 10 | 2020 | 21 December 2019 | Shimao Lotus Mountain, China |
Aerials | 3rd |
| 11 | 15 February 2020 | Moscow, Russia |
Aerials | 2nd | |
| 12 | 22 February 2020 |  Minsk, Belarus |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 13 | 8 March 2020 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 14 | 2021 | 4 December 2020 |  Ruka, Finland |
Aerials | 1st |
| 15 | 16 January 2021 | Yaroslavl, Russia |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 16 | 23 January 2021 | Moscow, Russia |
Aerials | 2nd | |
| 17 | 30 January 2021 | Minsk, Belarus |
Aerials | 2nd | |
| 18 | 2022 | 11 December 2021 | Ruka, Finland |
Aerials | 2nd |
| 19 | 12 January 2022 | Deer Valley, United States |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 20 | 2023 | 22 January 2023 | Le Relais, Canada |
Aerials | 1st |
| 21 | 5 March 2023 | Engadin, Switzerland |
Aerials | 2nd | |
| 22 | 19 March 2023 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 23 | 2024 | 16 December 2023 | Shimao Lotus Mountain, China |
Aerials | 3rd |
| 24 | 2025 | 19 January 2025 | Lake Placid, United States |
Aerials Team | 3rd |
| 25 | 25 January 2025 | Lac-Beauport, Canada |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 26 | 26 January 2025 | Lac-Beauport, Canada |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 27 | 7 February 2025 | Deer Valley, United States |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 28 | 2 March 2025 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 29 | 13 March 2025 |  Livigno, Italy |
Aerials | 1st | |
| 30 | 2026 | 7 January 2026 | Lac-Beauport, Canada |
Aerials | 1st |
Recognition
- Canberra Sports Awards - Athlete of the Year - Women's Sport: 2020, 2021, 2025.
References
- ↑ "Laura Peel FIS Profile – Career information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Laura Peel". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "Laura Peel". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "Laura PEEL Freestyle Skiing - Beijing 2022 Olympics". 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ↑ "Laura Peel's Olympic journey ends before even stepping onto snow at 2026 Milano Cortina Games". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Laura Peel FIS Profile – Olympic Winter Games results". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Laura Peel FIS Profile – World Championships results". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
External links
- Laura Peel at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Laura Peel at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Laura Peel at Milano Cortina 2026
- Laura Peel at Olympics.com
- Laura Peel at Olympedia
- Laura Peel at InterSportStats
- Laura Peel on Instagram
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