Canberra aerial skier Laura Peel wins gold for 12th World Cup podium

UPDATED: A full-tuck-full, double twisting, triple backflip somersault has done the trick for aerial skier Laura Peel.

Aerial skier Laura Peel has finished with a silver in the Moscow World Cup.

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Just seven days after she won silver in Moscow, Australian aerial skier Laura Peel has claimed the third World Cup gold of her career in Belarus.

The 30-year-old veteran and former gymnast achieved the highest jump score of her career to win gold, racking up a huge 106.53 points with her full-tuck-full, double twisting, triple backflip somersault.

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The gold was the 12th World Cup podium of her career with China’s Mengtao Xu second and her teammate Sicun Xu third.

Laura Peel has moved into second place on the standing after her first in Belarus and second in Russia. Pic: Supplied

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“It’s an amazing feeling,’’ Peel said. “I’ve definitely been wanting to crack the 100 point mark for a while. I came pretty close last week.

“But to put down my best jumps when it matters is awesome, all the hard work is coming together.

“It was tough out there. Last week we weren’t sure if the event would even be able to go ahead due to snow conditions but everyone put in a lot of work so we could jump tonight.

“We didn’t get a lot of training jumps and today we had some wind and rain, but I think it’s those kind of moments where my experience really pays off.”

Peel, who in 2015 became only the fourth Australian aerial skier ever to win a world championship, is now ranked second on the FIS World Cup standings.

Aerial skier Laura Peel, left, has finished with a silver in the Moscow World Cup.

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A week she produced a memorable triple back somersault in the first round of finals before backing up with a lay-tuck-full jump scoring 98.68 points.

In the super final medal round, Peel upped her degree of difficulty by adding an extra twist to her triple and completing a full-tuck-full jump.

“I’m really happy with how my season is going,” Peel said after her silver.

In Russia Peel scored 91.42 points to finish in second place behind Belarusian Hannah Huskova. Russian Sofia Alekseeva claimed the bronze.

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