​Australian Flag Bearer Jakara Anthony has won gold in the newest Olympic event, Women’s Dual Moguls. 

This adds to her moguls victory from Beijing 2022, making her the only Australian Winter Olympian to win two gold medals.  

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Anthony’s win takes Australia’s Milano Cortina medal tally to three gold medals and a silver medal – the most successful in history.  

“My first Olympic gold medal in Beijing was mind-blowing; this is mind-blowing as well,” Anthony said. 

“To have my friends and family here for it, to be the first ever dual moguls gold medal at the Olympics, to be the first Australian to have two gold medals, and to have been able to overcome the adversity of the other day and bounce back and put down that performance, this one is special for a whole lot of other reasons.” 

Anthony powered through the five rounds of head-to-head judged racing, keeping it clean and consistent throughout.  

From her opening run against Malica Malherbe (RSA) it was clear the 27-year-old had fire in the belly and she was ready to chase that gold medal – a redemption run after the moguls did not go to plan just three days ago.  

Straight from the start Anthony was clean and tidy in her skiing with great tricks executed well in snowy conditions.  

She maintained her composure throughout every round including a semi-final win over American Elizabeth Lemley, the Women's Moguls gold medallist from three days ago.  

Lining up against American Jaelin Kauf (USA) in the final, Anthony triumphed over one of the best mogul skiers in the world. She beat her across the line and after a long wait for the judges, outscored the Women’s Moguls silver medallist 20-15.  

Anthony said she shed a few tears and had a lot of conversations with her coaching team following her eighth-place result in the moguls, but then turned her focus to the duals event and how to give herself the best chance for success. 

“You know, to be honest, I was doubting myself a bit this morning after what happened the other day and this was only my second duals event in about two-and-a-half years,” she explained. 

“There were just a lot of unknowns – also first duals event at the Olympics – we didn't really know how certain things were going to go, but I feel like I built really well throughout the day, and I have so many people believing in me, helping me get that belief in myself. 

“I think by the end I was just pretty sure I was going to give it my best shot and put down some runs that we were proud of.”  

Anthony said it was “wild” to contribute to Australia’s best-ever Winter Olympic Games. 

“It’s so wild and to have taken home two gold medals in moguls, with Cooper Woods, and the boys still have another chance tomorrow in the Dual Moguls. We've got Josie Baff over in border cross, we had Scotty James last night in the halfpipe. 

“Like we were saying in the lead up, this is probably our best team yet and we were expecting big thing these Games, and I think the whole team has delivered across the board.” 

​Fellow Australians Emma Bosco and Charlotte Wilson went head-to-head in the opening 1/16 final, with Bosco progressing to the 1/8 final, where she was knocked out by Kauf, the eventual silver medallist. 

Wilson said it was a shame to face off against her friend and teammate in the first round, but the Aussie pair made history. 

“You never really want friendly fire, especially not that early on, but to get to ski the first ever Dual Olympic Moguls, and to do it with my best friend, is also pretty epic,” Wilson said. 

“Nobody can ever take that away from us, we were the first to ever do it, so that’s pretty exciting." 

While she was disappointed to not push deeper into the rounds, Wilson said she is taking a lot of positives from her debut Games experience. 

“Obviously today is a bit of a bummer, but I think being my first Games, I have a lot of positives to take out of it. 

“I am grateful to experience the ups and downs of an Olympic Games and hopefully four years from now, all of that is a little less surprising and I can hopefully go for a medal.” 

Olympic debutant Bosco also said she was incredibly proud of her debut Games and her teams’ success. 

“It’s been a massive 10 days here but super stoked with how I skied and excited for what my team has done as well. 

“Jakara leads out team fearlessly, so it’s awesome to have her around.” 

The Australian Men's Moguls Team will contest the Dual Moguls event on Sunday 15 February.

They say you can never predict an Olympic Final, and that sentiment rang true in the Women’s Moguls – an event that delivered both heartbreak and breakthrough moments for Australia.

Olympic debutant Charlotte Wilson shone on the sport’s biggest stage with a sixth place finish, while defending champion Jakara Anthony placed eighth. 

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Coming in as the top qualifier, Anthony put down a clinical first run in finals, scoring 83.96 and again grabbed the top spot for the Super Final. 

As the last skier down the course, the 27yearold opened strongly with a clean top air before uncharacteristically skiing out of the middle section. Though she recovered quickly and completed her run, she scored 60.81 to place eighth. 

Olympic debutant Wilson rebounded from her own mistake in qualifying on Tuesday with confidence and composure, delivering three outstanding runs on Wednesday. 

The 20-year-old topped the second qualification round with a 77.79 to secure her place in the finals, then improved again with a 78.38 in Final 1 to advance in fifth. Her final run, a 75.17, sealed an impressive sixth place on Olympic debut. 

“It’s pretty exciting, it’s definitely not what I anticipated when I came out this morning, but it just got better and better,” 20-year-old Wilson said. 

“I was focusing more on the skiing than the atmosphere and the outcome, and that really works for me and it paid off today. 

“This was my first Super Final this season… so I just wanted to take in as much as I could, but I’m definitely pretty excited to get sixth place.” 

The Livigno Aerials and Moguls Park was awash with green and gold fans, which Wilson said worked to her advantage on day two. 

“It was pretty amazing. I took it as a positive thing today and definitely tried to build from it, knowing that all these people are here because they’re proud of me and want to see me ski – not because they want to see me win a medal, but because they’re proud of me.” 

For Anthony, the Super Final was a tough end to an otherwise worldclass display of skiing through the earlier rounds. 

“I’m bummed obviously,” she said. “I’m really proud of the skiing I was able to do on the course, I was skiing and jumping at such a high level and with good speed. 

“I think I had what it took to take that top step – I showed that on the first couple of rounds – but didn’t put it down on the last when it counted.” 

A self-described perfectionist, the three-time Olympian said she will review the footage before turning her focus to the next opportunity.  

“It’s nice we’ve got the Dual Moguls – it’s not four years to wait until the next opportunity, it’s only three days, so definitely looking forward to that,” she said. 

“I’m still really happy with my process and how I went about this competition, and I still really think I had what it took. I’ll be going into Dual Moguls making a few adjustments because that sport is a little different – a bit more speed dependant – but we’ll shift the focus and learn what we can.” 

Wilson was also quick to rally around her teammate after the final. 

“I gave her a hug and told her I was proud of her,” Wilson said.  

“I’m super bummed for her. As a team we win together and we lose together and another three days and she’ll be back at it fighting for another gold. 

“I’m proud of her. Our Team and our country is proud of her, no matter what,” Wilson said. 

The women’s podium was an American one-two, with 20-year-old Elizabeth Lemley winning gold (82.30) ahead of her compatriot Jaelin Kauf (80.77), who won a second Olympic silver in this event. PyeongChang 2018 gold medallist, France's Perrine Laffont (78.00), claimed the bronze.  

The Australian Women’s Moguls Team will return to the Livigno Aerial and Moguls Park for Dual Moguls on Saturday 14 February, when the head-to-head format makes its Olympic debut. 

First, the Australian Men’s Moguls Team take centre stage on Thursday 12 February, with Cooper Woods, George Murphy and Jackson Harvey aiming for top10 finishes in Qualification 2 to join Matt Graham in the 20skier final.​​

IMAGE TOP - Charlotte Wilson
IMAGE BOTTOM - Jakara Anthony in the bumps 

​Defending Olympic Champion Jakara Anthony has confidently opened her Milano Cortina 2026 campaign with a dominant run in the women’s moguls, scoring 81.65 as the top qualifier. 

The 27-year-old joins fellow Opening Ceremony Flag Bearer Matt Graham as the two Australians to bypass the next qualification round, and advance straight through to finals.

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Anthony said her opening run reflected what she and her team planned for Day 1. 

“My run felt like what I needed to put down for qualifications, it felt pretty tidy, it’s what we came out here to do today,” she said. 

Heading into Milano Cortina as the reigning Olympic Champion, Anthony said she is embracing the unique opportunity but remains focused on her process. 

“It’s definitely a bit different coming in as defending Champion, but also a really cool opportunity,” said Anthony. “Only one person gets that chance every four years and pretty cool that it's me this time around. 

“My approach for the competition doesn't change because of that. You know, I'm still out there just trying to hit the cues in the run that I know I need to and put down the run that I'm capable of. 

“Me and my team, we've done everything to put me in the position to do that and now it's just time to go execute and it's going to be what it's going to be.” 

Fellow Aussie Emma Bosco put down a strong performance to place 17th (66.58) after Qualification 1. 

Charlotte Wilson, after mistiming a mogul in the middle section and briefly pulling off the course, recovered to complete her run and sits 28th (49.95). 

Both Bosco and Wilson will have another opportunity to qualify on Wednesday, with the top 10 from Qualification 2 joining Anthony in the 20-skier final. 

Bosco, 23, said it was incredible to make her Olympic debut in front of her family. 

“It means a lot to me; 18 months ago this was looking very unlikely for me – I hadn’t even skied a World Cup before,” Bosco said. 

“The last year has been quite a whirlwind and I’m happy to lay it down in front of the people I love. I think they were some of my best jumps all season. 

“I think you can see [the crowd] as pressure, or you can see it as something that boosts you. I was thinking at the top that no matter what I do, at the bottom I’ll get to see my family, so that’s pretty cool.” 

Bosco said that she took her cue from Anthony heading into her debut. 

“I’ve been training alongside Jakara since I was 15, so a lot of what I do in my day-to-day I’ve taken from her, so now to be at the Olympics with her is really special.” 

While Wilson was disappointed she couldn’t replicate the runs she performed in training, she said she’s turning her attention to her second qualification attempt on Wednesday. 

“It’s nice to get a run out of the way and tick that box, and now I can focus on doing the run that I did in training that I know I can put down,” Wilson said. 

“I’ll rest, reset and go over that run, but also look at all the good training runs I’ve done over the past few days and take those points into tomorrow and hopefully learn and put down a good run.” 

Bosco and Wilson will line up for Qualification 2 at 9pm AEDT on Wednesday 11 February. The top 10 from Qualification 2 will join Anthony in the Finals from 12:15am AEDT on Thursday morning. 

​Defending Olympic Champion Jakara Anthony and four-time Olympian Matt Graham have been selected as the Australian Flag Bearers for the Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony.
 
The 2022 gold medallist Jakara Anthony and 2018 silver medallist Matt Graham were named by Australian Winter Olympic Team Chef de Mission Alisa Camplin AM OLY at a Ceremony in Italy today.

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Today Australia’s 16th and 17th Winter Olympic Team Flag Bearers are announced.  This is the ultimate recognition for athletes that exhibit the Australian characteristics of courage, perseverance and leadership.
 
For Jakara Anthony, who hails from Barwon Heads in Victoria, she enters her third Games ranked world number one. To carry the flag for the Opening Ceremony adds to an already historic season where she has now won more World Cup gold medals than any other Australian (26 in total).
 
“It's probably one of the biggest honours you can receive as an Olympic athlete. I'm still lost for words over it.
 
“Thinking back to growing up and seeing all the Flag Bearers that we've had for Australia, Summer and Winter, and to now get to stand alongside them and have that honour, it’s pretty mind-blowing.
 
“It's really special to share it with Matt, I've always looked up to him, he's four years ahead of me. I’ve seen a lot of milestones of Matt's career. I saw him win silver in PyeongChang 2018 and get his first Crystal Globe and I've been able to share the top step of the podium with him a couple of times and now we get to share this one, so we're really racking up the milestones together,” 27-year-old Anthony said.
 
Matt Graham won a silver in the Moguls at PyeongChang 2018. The ultimate Team man, he is recognised for the years of sustained excellence, competing and succeeding at the highest level of his sport.
 
“Representing Australia at an Olympic Games is an honour in itself and to now have the privilege to lead out, on paper, what's probably the best Team in the history of Australian Winter Olympics is very special.
 
“To do it alongside my teammate Jakara, we’ve had a lot of special memories together and this is another one for the books.” 31-year-old Graham said.
 
Announced at an official ceremony in the Northern Italian town of Livigno - home to Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard events during the Games - Anthony and Graham were popular and well-credentialled choices.
 
“I am thrilled to name Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham as our 2026 Australian Winter Olympic Team Flag Bearers,” Australian Winter Olympic Team Chef de Mission Alisa Camplin AM OLY said. 
 
“Jakara Anthony is the epitome of poise and excellence. Her measured yet dogged pursuit of perfection has set her apart from her competitors for an entire Olympiad. There are athletes in our Team who saw Jakara win gold in Beijing, and it sparked their Olympic dreams- and there will be many more. Jakara is in a league of her own. Role model, Olympic Champion and a young Australian who sets her sights on something and doesn't give up. I am so proud to name her Flag Bearer.
 
“Matt is a long-term leader in this Team and competes with sheer grit and sportsmanly grace. He has done it all - the hungry debutant in Sochi, the silver medallist in PyeongChang and an injury comeback for Beijing - on paper that's more than enough to become Flag Bearer. But what I love about Matt, is how he always lifts the Team and carries the Aussie spirit when he competes. He deservedly carries the Australian flag into the Milano Cortina Opening Ceremony.”
 
Milano Cortina is pioneering a new widespread Opening Ceremony, taking place in different locations on February 6 (local time).
 
San Siro Stadium in Milan is the focal point, with celebrations also taking place in Livigno - where Anthony and Graham will carry the flag - as well as Predazzo and Cortina, where delegations will parade in the areas of their respective competitions.
 
Camplin also invited four and five-time Olympians to march at the front of Australia’s delegations.
 
For the first time, two Cauldrons will be lit simultaneously - in Milano and Cortina.
 
The Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games start on February 6. Australians are expected to compete every day of the Games.

Jakara Anthony has rewritten Australian winter sports history, taking out her 26th World Cup victory with a commanding performance in Waterville Valley, USA, surpassing legendary aerial skier Jacqui Cooper on 25 wins to become Australia’s all‑time World Cup wins leader.
 
The NSWIS skier heads into the Milano‑Cortina Olympic Winter Games on a three‑event winning streak, and ranked number one on the World Cup standings as she prepares for February.
 
Anthony was the only female skier to break the 80-point barrier on the day, winning all three rounds of the event in a commanding performance. She opened with a score of 80.04 points in qualification, and in the first round of finals secured her place in the six woman super-final with 81.59 points.
 
In the super-final, Anthony performed another fast and clean run with her jumps including a cork 7 and backflip mute grab to score 81.17 points, 3.05 points ahead of second place finisher Elizabeth Lemley of the USA on 78.12. Another American, Olivia Giaccio, rounded out the podium in third on 76.60 points.
 
NSWIS teammate Charlotte Wilson also impressed, reaching the top‑16 women’s final and finishing 13th, her third finals appearance of the season.
 
In the men’s event, NSWIS pair Matt Graham and Jackson Harvey both qualified strongly for finals, placing third and eighth respectively with scores of 78.34 and 75.32. In the final, Harvey backed up his recent form with another top‑10 result, finishing eighth with 78.00 points. Unfortunately Graham was too big and back on his bottom air landing after skiing an excellent run to that point, leading to a score of 65.94 points to finish 16th.
 
“I guess I have a good track record here now,” said Anthony, who was a double winner in Waterville at her last event at the New Hampshire resort.
 
“It hasn’t been the easiest comp this week, and the season’s been all over the place. I’m just super stoked to put down a few really clean runs.
 
“It’s a nice place to leave the World Cup season on hold until the next one,” added Anthony, as she gets ready for next month’s Olympic Games.
 
Also in action were Aussies Emma Bosco finishing 23rd in the women’s event and in the men’s competition Cooper Woods was 22nd and George Murphy 42nd.
 
After four events, Anthony has extended her lead on the World Cup standings on 340 points, a 78‑point lead over the USA’s Tess Johnson. In the men’s rankings, Graham sits second on 245 points, trailing Japan’s Ikuma Horishima by 51 points, with Harvey rounding in tenth on 93 points.
 
The Australian Mogul Team will now travel to Ruka, Finland, for a training camp before heading to Italy for the Milano‑Cortina Olympic Winter Games.

Jakara Anthony celebrates her record setting victory (top) and in action in Waterville (bottom)
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NSWIS mogul skiers have started 2026 impressively, with Jakara Anthony winning gold and Matt Graham claiming silver in Val St. Come, Canada. Their second consecutive dual podium finish propels both athletes into the coveted yellow leader’s bib ranked number one on the standings, the first time Australia has simultaneously held the top ranking in both men’s and women’s moguls.
 
Wet conditions with poor visibility impacted the competition, reducing the women’s event to a single run, while the men’s event was delayed for several hours before proceeding with qualifying and a one-run final.
 
Anthony opened with a commanding run, scoring 79.83 points to ultimately give her the victory with a margin of close to four points ahead of American Tess Johnson in second place with 75.85. Fellow American Olivia Giaccio rounded out the podium in third with 75.78.
 
With this victory, Anthony now boasts 25 career World Cup wins, matching aerial skiing legend Jacqui Cooper for the most by any Australian athlete.
 
In the men’s event, Matt Graham qualified for the finals in fifth place with a score of 81.22, joined by teammate Jackson Harvey in 15th on 74.39.
 
Graham delivered a strong performance in the final, boosting his score to 83.50 to secure the silver medal, marking the 29th podium of his career. Harvey achieved a personal best, finishing seventh with 80.24 points. Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury claimed victory with 85.83, his 100th of his career, while American Nick Page rounded out the podium in third on 80.96.
 
“It was a different victory tonight, pretty weird competition day, but having put it down in qualifications worked out for me with finals cancelled,” said the 27-year-old Anthony-from Barwon Heads in Victoria.
 
“I find it pretty important to put down the best run that I can from round to round, with the goal to build throughout the day, so that’s just what I was out there doing.”
 
“Very exciting to be back in the yellow jersey, I haven’t worn that since the 2024-2025 season. Even more special to have Matt in the yellow jersey at the same time, I think that’s a first for Australia.”
 
Graham commented after his podium performance.
 
“Obviously a good day, really happy with the way I adapted given the conditions,” said the 31-year-old from the NSW Central Coast.
 
“It pretty much rained all day, with big delays before the qualification round. We had to sit around for two hours, and then buckle up to do the qualification round is always challenging, and at that point in time we were not sure if it would be a one run event or finals would happen, so had to lock in and put in a performance that would give me a good result.
 
“It was huge for Mikael Kingsbury to get his 100th World Cup win, I was glad I was able to share that moment with him, we have competed against each other for a long time and shared a lot of podiums together. Happy I have slowed him up from winning on three sperate occasions, but I am super happy for him and his family.
 
Also representing Australia were Charlotte Wilson, who narrowly missed the finals by just one spot in 17th, and Emma Bosco, finishing 27th. In the men’s competition, George Murphy placed 19th and Cooper Woods finished 21st.
 
Dual Mogul World Cup
The first dual moguls World Cup event of the season also took place in Val St Come, with Graham and Anthony both advancing to the quarter-final round. Graham finished fifth overall, while Anthony secured sixth place.
 
In other Australian results, Bosco placed 22nd and Wilson 27th in the women’s event. For the men, Woods finished 27th, Murphy 36th, and Harvey 46th.
 
The final World Cup events before the Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games will take place in Waterville Valley, USA, featuring moguls on January 15 and dual moguls on January 16.

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Matt Graham and Jakara Anthony celebrate their podium performances in Canada
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NSWIS mogul skiers Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham have launched their Olympic campaign in perfect fashion, claiming a double gold medal overnight at the FIS World Cup in Ruka, Finland.
 
The achievement marks the second time Anthony and Graham have secured dual victories, having previously done so in Deer Valley in 2023, and only the third time in Australian history. Graham also shared the top of the podium with Britt Cox in Calgary back in 2017.
 
For Anthony, the win signals a triumphant return to World Cup competition, coming in just her second start since a collarbone injury in Sweden 12 months ago ending her 2024–2025 season early.
 
In the first round of finals, Anthony placed second with 78.54 points, before lifting her performance in the super-final medal round to score 79.89, securing her 24th career World Cup victory. She finished ahead of Americans Olivia Giaccio (78.64) and Jaelin Kauf (78.08).
 
Jindabyne 20-year-old Charlotte Wilson also impressed, making finals on both days in Ruka, finishing 13th today with 66.63 points and was 16th on day one after not being able to complete her fin in the final.
 
“It’s pretty special,” said the 27-year-old Anthony from Barwon Heads in Victoria.
 
“It’s probably nearly a year to the day of getting injured. I’ve been out since then, so this is a pretty special one.” 
 
She also made the super final a day earlier but ended in sixth place after not completing her run.
 
“Yesterday was a bummer, just didn’t quite nail that last one,” she said. “To get some redemption tonight is pretty special. Took a few learnings about how the course developed. Been a while since I skied a comp, so I had to remember that, and make those adjustments tonight.” 
 
In the men’s competition, Matt Graham bounced back from a near-podium finish on day one in fourth place to deliver one of the finest performances of his career on day two. Graham dominated all three phases to claim his fifth World Cup victory and first-ever gold in Ruka.
 
Graham topped the qualification round with 79.43 points, led the first final with 81.97, and sealed the gold in the super-final with 81.72 points. He finished ahead of Japan’s Ikuma Horishima, who scored 80.58, and Canada’s Julien Viel, who placed third with 79.30.
 
“It’s good to be putting down really good runs. The course was challenging, but really fun, and I’m just enjoying it,” said the 31-year-old Graham from the NSW Central Coast.
 
“To get a double gold with Jakara – it’s massive. We’re not a skiing nation. We’re a beach nation, so how the hell does this happen?” 
 
Also competing for Australia but missing finals were NSWIS teammates Jackson Harvey in 18th, Emma Bosco 20th with Cooper Woods and George Murphy unable to finish the course.

On the previous day Woods made finals in ninth, with Harvey 19th, Murphy 20th, Bosco 26th and Oliver Logan 26th, but was unable to compete on day two. 
 
The NSWIS team will remain in Ruka to continue training for a few more weeks, before the FIS World Cup tour shifts to North America in early January.

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There is officially 100 days to go until the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games, with Australia’s Moguls athletes this week returning to Brisbane’s world-class Geoff Henke Olympic Winter Training Centre, as part of the final training block ahead of Olympic qualification. 

While many of Australia’s Olympians and Olympic hopefuls are already overseas ahead of the start of the northern-hemisphere winter season, the Moguls team will depart Australia from next week for the last of the international competitions, with Olympic Team selection due to be finalised in late January. 

Australia’s Chef de Mission, Alisa Camplin-Warner was on hand to celebrate the milestone as well as see first hand how athlete preparations are tracking. 

“This is a very exciting moment in the lead up to the Milano Cortina Games. The vast majority of Australia’s winter athletes have either left or are about to leave the country, to enter the northern winter for pre-season training and competitions. 

“This final phase of readiness brings both anticipation and nerves. Every athlete is keen to get their best tricks, skills and strategy in place, before competing for vital quota places to qualify for Games selection.” said Ms Camplin-Warner.

“Seeing some of our athletes in action today, at our state-of-the-art training facility here in Brisbane fills me with pride. 
“We have an extremely hard working, focused and strong team, with some very experienced athletes setting the tone for a great Games.

“All going well in the competitive season ahead, this could be one of the largest, deepest and broadest Teams that we have ever sent to a Winter Olympic Games. I hope Australia will fully embrace the once in a generation magic that is this team.

“I wish all of our amazing and talented athletes the very best of luck for the season ahead, Australian’s everywhere can’t wait to see you in action, and I look forward to seeing you all in February at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Games.”

Defending Olympic gold medallist, Jakara Anthony, is looking strong heading into the final 100 days, after making her way back from collarbone injury that she suffered during last year’s World Cup season. She said she’s excited to mark the 100 days to go milestone.

“I’m excited! The last three years have just flown by and it's been a bit of a mix of everything for me…a record breaking season in 2023/24 and then being injured and missing my first season last year. 

“Now 100 days out from the Games it’s pretty wild that it’s coming up so fast. But we’ve had some great training opportunities and we’ve got a lot more coming up along the qualifying period. So there’s lots more to happen between now and then but we’re all pretty ready for it,” she said. 

Triple Olympian Matt Graham, knows what it takes to be standing on the podium, taking the silver medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The 31 year old team veteran said the Geoff Henke Olympic Winter Training Centre has helped take the Aussies to a new level.

“I’ve been in the sport for a long time now and to watch it evolve from training and jumping into a swamp down on the outskirts of Melbourne, to now training here at the Geoff Henke Winter Olympic Training Centre in Brisbane, it’s game changing for us. 

“We’re fortunate enough that our local resorts down in the Snowy Mountains help us a lot, we train primarily down in Perisher. They provide one of the longest and steepest courses in the world which we get access to eight weeks a year during our winter,” he said. 

For 20 year old Charlotte Wilson, her sights are firmly set on making her Olympic debut in Milano Cortina.  The new Olympic discipline of dual moguls is one she has quickly built a reputation as ‘one to watch’, winning gold at the Olympic Test Event in Livigno earlier this year. 

“That was a pretty crazy experience (the Livigno Test Event) - I wasn’t even supposed to be there and found out I was competing on the plane ride over there. I was just taking it all as an experience, to see the Olympic course and really gear up for the qualification period this year.

“The gold medal has also given me a lot of confidence heading into next year, I'm really excited. I’ll take that confidence of knowing where I’m at and knowing I can be competitive,” she said. 

Cooper Woods is on track to qualify for his second Olympic Games after making his debut at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.  He is excited for the opportunity to this time compete in front of family, friends and fans. 

“To have family and friends at the next Winter Olympics is going to be absolutely insane. I’ve only got one experience, and that’s at the Beijing Olympics and there was no one there except our staff and our team mates. As winter sports athletes it's very hard for our family and friends to travel the world.

“Also to have the European Training Centre in Verase as a base in the lead up to the Games, to have Aussies in the crowd is going to be amazing and I can’t wait for it,” he said. 

Alongside the men’s and women’s dual moguls making its Olympic debut in Milano Cortina, three more new events will also debut across existing sports including Skeleton Mixed Team, Luge Women’s Doubles  and Women’s Large Hill Ski Jumping.

A new sport on the schedule will be Ski Mountaineering (Ski Mo) with three new events - men’s sprint, women’s sprint and mixed team relay.

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be held from 6-22 February in Milano Cortina.  For more information, click here. 

The slope that shaped a champion now carries her name

Mt Buller has honoured local skier and Olympic Champion Jakara Anthony by renaming the top of Chamois run the Jakara Anthony Mogul Course.


It is fitting that the course now named for Jakara is the very one where she has trained, competed and built the skills that launched her career over many years. The ceremony took place on Saturday with light snow falling in the midst of the biggest snowstorm of the 2025 season.


This steep run which is shaped into a challenging mogul course each winter was rebadged in a community ceremony that took place just hours ahead of Jakara standing in the gates to compete in her favourite Mt Buller event – the ABOM Mogul Challenge.


Jakara’s athlete journey and ski story started on Mt Buller. Her parents met on the mountain, and as a toddler she joined the Bunyips program in the Magic Forest where she clicked into her first pair of skis. Winters at Buller were her snowy playground - racing friends down Bourke Street, chasing older kids across the slopes and falling in love with alpine life. She progressed into the Team Buller program, where she started her mogul skiing pathway, sharpened her competitive edge in the Victorian Interschools and began to dream bigger. By 16 she was standing in World Cup start gates, carrying Mt Buller with her onto the international stage.


Buller Ski Lifts board member Monica Grollo said,


“On behalf of my family and Buller Ski Lifts, it’s a real honour to welcome you here today as we recognise an extraordinary athlete and a much-loved member of the Mt Buller community. We are so proud to name the Jakara Anthony Mogul Course in recognition of Jakara’s incredible achievements and her lifelong connection to this mountain.”


She added, “For me, today is really special. My home on Mt Buller looks out over this mogul course, and I had the joy and privilege of watching Jakara grow up during the many training sessions and competitions outside my window. To see her journey from those early days here on Buller to standing on top of the Olympic podium has been a privilege to be a small part of.”


Jakara was all smiles and cut the ribbon to the mogul course with the new sign installed to the applause and cheers of crowd, including a sea of bright yellow jacketed Team Buller athletes along with many friends and family.


“A big thank you to everyone who’s been part of the journey and continues to support me along the way. It means the world and thank you so much for the honour of having this course named after me” Jakara said.


Jakara has become one of Australia’s most celebrated winter athletes. She made her Olympic debut at PyeongChang in 2018, finishing a remarkable fourth. Just 4 years later her childhood dream was realised at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, where she stormed to gold with a commanding performance and the highest score of the games.


Since her Olympic triumph Jakara has earned multiple Crystal Globes, stood on more than 40 World Cup podiums, and in 2024 carved out the most successful season ever by a mogul skier with 14 victories from 16 starts. Her achievements place her alongside Australia’s greatest winter athletes, and she continues to inspire the next generation.


The renaming also adds Jakara’s name to a special part of Mt Buller that honours Australian snow legends. Nearby, the Lydia Lassila Chairlift, Jacqui Cooper jump site and Alisa Camplin judge’s stand pay tribute to other champions who have paved the way. Together, they form an inspiring hall of fame and are testament to Mt Buller’s ongoing commitment to supporting winter athletes and fostering future champions.


The Jakara Anthony Mogul Course is a lasting tribute to a homegrown champion who excellence continues to inspire her community, who are already cheering her on as she prepares for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
Go Jak!

NSWIS skier Matt Graham has claimed Australia’s first medal at the 2025 FIS Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships, winning bronze in a courageous performance in the iconic Swiss resort St Moritz, where three of the top four men suffered heavy crashes in a wild semi-final round of championship mogul skiing.
 
Graham now has five World Championship medals in his remarkable career, the most of any Australian winter sports athlete, surpassing snowboarder Scotty James, who will be aiming to join Graham on five podiums next week in St Moritz.
 
The opening event at the World Championships was the single moguls, where Graham showed he was in strong form advancing through to the top-eight super final. Graham was in contention for a medal, but a mistake just before the finish line saw the 2018 Olympic medallist finish in fifth place. Joining Graham in finals was NSWIS teammate Cooper Woods in ninth, missing the super-final by one place, George Murphy 22nd and Jackson Harvey was 28th.
 
In her World Championship debut, Charlotte Wilson qualified for the eight-woman medal round super final and finished seventh in her World Championship debut. Also on debut and just missing the final cut for top 20 was Emma Bosco.
 
In the dual moguls competition, Graham advanced through the early rounds with a 19-16 victory over Sweden's Robin Olgaard in the round of 16, followed by a 23-12 win against Mateo Jeannesson of Great Britain in the quarter-finals.
 
In the first semi-final, Graham went head-to-head with legendary Canadian skier Mikael Kingsbury in a thrilling duel. Both athletes pushed themselves to the absolute limit, but just before the bottom jump, Graham lost a ski at high speed, causing him to cartwheel down the course. After this setback, Kingsbury advanced to the big final and Graham to the small final and the opportunity for the bronze medal.
 
The second semi-final saw Japan's Ikuma Hiroshima and Sweden's Filip Gravenfors both crash heavily across the finish line, Hiroshima was the skier to advance to the gold medal match up but was injured and unable to compete further.
 
In the small final, Graham's opponent Gravenfors pushed out of the start gate but could not continue due his semi-final crash, Graham completed the course in a solo run to claim the bronze medal, while Hiroshima's withdrawal from the final race off duel gave Kingsbury the gold medal.
 
“It was probably one of the hardest earned podiums of my career” said the 30-year-old Graham from the NSW Central Coast.
 
“After a big crash last week in Livigno and not knowing if I would be able to compete, to keep skiing the way I did today and get down the run, then having a big crash in the semi-final against Mikael rattled everything a little bit. Fortunately, I was able to ski to the bronze medal.”
 
“It’s a good way to cap off the season, it’s been long, lots of ups and downs, my third dual podium for the year is unreal, and also another “Dad Podium”, this time at the World Championships is pretty special with Ikuma and Mikael. I hope both Ikuma and Filip are ok from their crashes.”
 
“The course was challenging, it was icy at the start of the day, and consequently the top air landing and first five turns got trashed. On paper the course wasn’t that tricky but there were a few little technical elements to it.”
 
“Heading into the small-final I didn’t know what state Filip was in. He is a crazy duals skier, I was in a lot of pain myself and just wanted to get down the run and be in one piece, so I was just willing to ski my run and whatever happened, happened. I didn’t realise he was inured or sore, it wasn’t until I landed the top jump, and I couldn’t hear him or sense him that I knew I was in the clear, but I didn’t realise he pushed out and slipped his way down the course.”
 
“Our team is really close, they are my second family, also having my mum and dad here was special, it was a little bittersweet given the circumstances, and I was in shock to be honest when I crossed the line, so I broke down a little and got a bit emotional.”
 
Also competing for Australia in the final event of the moguls skiing competition season were Cooper Woods in eighth place, Charlotte Wilson 15th, Emma Bosco 17th, Jackson Harvey 18th and George Murphy 23rd.

Reining mogul skiing Olympic and World Cup champion Jakara Anthony is on her way home following an injury during training in Sweden.
 
After a record breaking 2023-2024 season where Anthony had the most successful season ever by a mogul skier, Anthony continued her form into the new season with back-to-back medals, setting a new Australian record for most career World Cup podiums, and her 23rd victory in the single moguls the day before the injury.
 
QUOTES
 
Julia Brukner – Jakara Anthony’s Manager
 
“Jakara sustained an injury during World Cup training in Idre Fjall that will rule her out of the upcoming event in Georgia. She has had surgery on her collarbone in Oslo and will travel to Australia to commence her rehab.”
 
Geoff Lipshut – OWIA CEO
 
“Jakara had a great start to the winter. This training accident is unfortunate, but Jakara is very positive, looks forward to coming home and then working on her rehabilitation plan in Australia.”
 
Anthony will consult with medical and training staff in the next week, before deciding on next steps and recovery plan.
 
LINK – Jakara Anthony’s Instagram Post

Jakara Anthony has claimed her first victory of the 2024-2025 season in the moguls event in the Swedish resort of Idre Fjäll, the 23rd World Cup victory of her incredible career.

The reigning NSWIS World Cup Champion improved as the event went on, qualifying for finals in second with a score of 77.39, and then won the first round of finals on 80.36, ensuring Anthony would be the final skier for the event in the super-final medal round.

Anthony then found another gear for the super-final, posting her highest score of the season from the judges with 82.94 points, to finish 2.05 points ahead of rival Perrine Laffont of France on 80.89 with Canadian Maya Schwinghammer in third with 80.71.

Joining Anthony in the women’s final was 19-year-old Charlotte Wilson, who had an impressive qualifying run in just her second World Cup start, advancing to the final in sixth place with a score of 72.84 points, giving Wilson the record for the least amount of starts to qualify for a World Cup final by an Australian female mogul skier.

Wilson finished in tenth place in the final with a score of 69.75 points, the first World Cup top-10 of her career.

“It feels good to finish up in first place” said the 26-year-old Anthony from Barwon Heads in Victoria.

“I don’t think there was any more pressure than any other competition, I know what I am trying to achieve every time, I am competing against the other girls but kind of just competing against myself in a way.”

After two events, Anthony and Laffont are both ranked number one on the standings sharing the yellow leaders bib with 180 points.

In the men’s event, Matt Graham qualified for finals in fifth place and finished 11th in the final missing out on the top-six super final.

Also in action for Australia were Oliver Logan and Cooper Woods, with the 21-year-old Logan recording a personal best World Cup performance in 26th place, with Woods in 30th.

The men’s event was won by Canadian Mikael Kingsbury, with Ikuma Horishima of Japan in second and local Swedish skier Walter Wallberg finishing third.

A dual mogul event was also scheduled to take place in Idre Fjäll the following day, but was cancelled due to bad visibility.

The World Cup tour was originally scheduled to compete next weekend in Alpe d'Huez, France, but was cancelled due to low snow, so the next competition will take place in Bakuriani, Georgia, on December 20-21.

Australian mogul skier Jakara Anthony has started the 2024-2025 FIS World Cup season with a silver medal performance overnight in Ruka, Finland.
 
The podium result is the 42nd medal of her incredible career, and now holds the record for the most ever World Cup podiums by an Australian winter sports athlete, eclipsing the previous record of 41 held by aerial skier Kirstie Marshall.
 
In the super-final medal round, Anthony put down a strong run scoring 80 points from the judges but was narrowly outscored by French skier Perrine Laffont on 81.13, with American Olivia Giaccio rounding out the podium in third place with 76.95 points.
 
“Pretty happy with what we have been able to achieve walking away with a second place at the start of a super long season, it’s a great way to kick it off” said the 26-year-old from Barwon Heads in Victoria.
 
“Breaking the record for the most World Cup medals is an impressive stat, I never find out about these things until I have broken it, that’s a cool one and another accolade, super proud of me and my team and how we have been able to go about completing that, it’s been a big journey, there is still a long way to go and we will be looking to rack up a few more this season.
 
“Over the week that the course has been up here in Ruka we have kind of had every condition that’s possible from pretty big soft bumps to little icy ones, so have had to use all sorts of skills out there, but pretty lucky we have been able to work it out.
 
“It’s great to have so many chicks up that top end of the sport, that’s what makes it exciting, we are all going out there each day fighting for that top spot, which means we are all pushing each other and we have seen the sport progress a lot over the past four years.”
 
In the men’s event, Matt Graham and Cooper Woods qualified for finals in third and ninth place respectively, but in the final missed out on advancing to the top-six super final in 10th and 13th place.
 
Canadian Mikael Kingsbury finished in first place, with Walter Wallberg of Sweden in second, with third place going to Ikuma Horishima of Japan.
 
Also in action for Australia was Charlotte Wilson who finished in 20th place in her World Cup debut and in the men’s event Oliver Logan finished in 44th with George Murphy recording a did not finish.
 
Next weekend the World Cup mogul skiing tour moves to Sweden for a single and dual mogul event on December 6 and 7.

The 2024 New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) Awards not only showcased the inspiring performances by some of Australian sport’s greatest names, but it provided the 400-strong audience with an insight into the character – the grit ‘n grace – that drove the winners to glory on the world’s major sporting stages.

NSWIS CEO Kevin Thompson’s pre-event admission that the judges had a tough job deciding upon the winners of each of the seven categories due to the quality of the finalists was confirmed when the prestigious Ian Thorpe AM Outstanding Achievement Award was shared by the indomitable Lauren Parker (photographed above) and the unstoppable Jakara Anthony.

The gala dinner at The Star Sydney, which was hosted with a tremendous warmth and energy by Olympian and Channel Seven’s Sunrise host Matt Shirvington, presented dignitaries, including Premier Chris Minns, Australian Olympic Chief Executive Matt Carroll, Paralympics Australia CEO Kate McLoughlin, and NSWIS Chair Gary Flowers, with the opportunity to acknowledge in their speeches the Institute’s contribution to the joy of sport – and an outstanding Olympic and Paralympic year.

The 2024 NSWIS Media Awards was a night with plenty to celebrate, but by its end there was no dispute the stars of the night – who did a mighty job of detailing their stories of grit, grace and glory – were the athletes and other award winners.

2024 NSWIS AWARD WINNERS

VALOUR MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Timothy Hodge (swimming)

NSW OFFICE OF SPORT FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jessica Fox (canoe slalom)

IAN THORPE AM OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARAD PRESENTED BY POWERADE
Lauren Parker (Para triathlon and Para cycling)

Jakara Anthony (winter sport)

Award presented by Gemma Versteeg, Senior Brand Manager, Coca-Cola South Pacific and accepted on Jakara’s behalf by Geoff Lipshut, CEO Olympic Winter Institute of Australia.

Record breaking world cup season, 14 wins and a bronze medal from 16 starts. Besides rewriting the history books as the most successful Moguls skier in a World Cup season, Anthony brought home three Crystal globes.

Jakara Anthony: “I am beyond honoured to be taking home the Ian Thorpe Outstanding Achievement Award presented by Powerade. It’s been such a spectacular year for sport across Australia, and in particular our NSWIS athletes. It was a really exciting season for myself and my team who were able to take home 14 out of 16 World Cup wins which was the most out of any male or female from out sport [moguls] and take home three Crystal Globes on top of that.

“It’s really special to be recognised for that. A massive thank you to NSWIS for their continued support, I’m looking forward to see what we can do in the future.”

Jakara Anthony’s record breaking season has finished in the best possible way, with a gold medal performance in the dual moguls at the World Cup in Valmalenco, Italy, extending her record for the most ever wins in a season for a mogul skier to 14, in the greatest season ever by an Australian winter sports athlete.

Anthony also collected her third of three World Cup Champion Crystal Globes for the season, after finishing ranked first in single moguls, dual moguls and the overall which combines both mogul disciplines. The NSWIS skier cruised through the early rounds of the event to again reach the big final against world number two Jaelin Kauf of the USA.

In a close final with both skier’s neck-and-neck throughout the run, Anthony prevailed with a score of 20 to 15, with her superior jumps and turns giving the 2022 Olympic champion the 22nd victory of her impressive career and only two wins behind aerial skiing legend Jacqui Cooper who leads all Australian winter sport athletes with 24 career victories. Anthony also ties aerial skiing pioneer and first skiing World Champion, Kirstie Marshall, for the most career total World Cup podiums by an Australian athlete at 41.

“It’s been a rough week, I have been sick since the event last weekend in Kazakhstan, so pretty stoked to come out and put down some high quality runs and get the job done” said the 25-year-old from Barwon Heads in Victoria.

“The season has been absolute wild, it’s hard to put it into words, I am super proud of what I have been able to achieve with my team around me, and the skiing and jumping I have been able to do.”

“World Championship gold is the only major medal I don’t have now, and we have the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games coming up which will be the first time dual moguls are in the Olympics. Me and my team are just going to keep ticking along, trying to change things every year and get better.”

Matt Graham and Cooper Woods elected not to compete in the final event and returned to Australia after last week's event in Kazakhstan

Jakara Anthony’s unstoppable form continued with her 13th victory of the season in the dual moguls event in Almaty, Kazakhstan, extending the total for the most ever wins in a season by a mogul skier, and so claiming all three World Cup Crystal globes with one event remaining next week in Italy. Anthony recorded back-to-back wins in Kazakhstan after the previous day’s record-breaking single moguls competition.

The NSWIS skier cruised through the early rounds of the event to reach the big final against world number two Jaelin Kauf of the USA. In a close final with both skiers neck-and-neck throughout the run, Anthony prevailed with a score of 18 to 17, giving the 2022 Olympic champion the 21st victory of her impressive career and now only three wins behind aerial skiing legend Jacqui Cooper who leads all Australian winter sport athletes with 24 career World Cup victories.

“That’s a few back-to-back wins for the season now, we are getting to the end of the season now, this was our 15th event, so to be able to keep bring that week after week I am really proud of that”, said the 25-year-old from Barwon Heads in Victoria.

“Being the top seed in duals means you switch lines every dual round, and I have been lucky to be the top seed most of the season, so I am quite confident at it now, but it was a bit rattling at the start of the season, so it’s really good training for me.”

“We have one more start next week in Valmalenco, and then it’s season done.”

In the men’s event, NSWIS teammate Matt Graham reached the quarter-final stage, finishing in ninth place after losing a narrow dual to eventual bronze medallist American Landon Wendler in a score of 17-18. Canadian Mikael Kingsbury claimed the victory, with Pavel Kolmakov of Kazakhstan in second place.

The mogul skiers l now head to Italy for the final World Cup of the season in Valmalenco, Italy, competing in a dual mogul event. In Valmalenco the Crystal Globes for dual moguls and overall moguls will be presented, where Anthony has an unbeatable lead in the rankings.

NSWIS skier Jakara Anthony’s unbelievable form has continued with her 12th World Cup victory of the 2023-2024 season in Almaty, Kazakhstan, breaking the record for the most wins in a single season by a mogul skier. Also joining Anthony on the podium was NSWIS teammate Matt Graham in the men’s event with a bronze medal performance.

The previous record of 11 wins was set by legendary American Olympic Champion mogul skier Hannah Kearney during the 2011-2012 season, and has the opportunity to further extend her total with two dual mogul events remaining.

Anthony also received the Crystal Globe as the World Cup champion in the single moguls discipline for the second straight year, after winning a remarkable seven of eight events in that discipline and now has 20 career World Cup victories.

In a commanding performance, Anthony won every stage of the competition to advance to the super-final medal round, scoring 82.74 points to comfortably take the victory 6.57 points ahead of American Alli Macuga of the USA in second place on 76.17, with her teammate Hannah Soar in third with 73.84.

”Today was pretty phenomenal, I can finally talk about that record 12 wins in one season, the most ever by a mogul skier, and to finally get the Crystal Globe in my hand for the first time in person is a pretty special feeling”, said the 25-year-old from Barwon Heads in Victoria.

“Crystal Globes are so hard to come by as you have to ski so consistently all season, to get another one I never dreamt of this.”

“We have a dual moguls event here tomorrow, and then one next week in Valmalenco, Italy, so have a bit more skiing to do. Duals is a different game but it’s going to be in the next Olympics in Milan in 2026, so I am looking forward to getting some more volume competing in that discipline and learning some new skills I can take there.”

In the men’s event, Matt Graham had his second medal performance of the season and 25th podium of his career after finishing in third place. Graham scored 80.81 points in the super final to finish behind event winner Mikael Kingsbury of Canada on 84.49, with Ikuma Horishima of Japan in second place with 83.48 points.

“This course here suits me a lot, and I was able to put my high degree of difficulty down with a back double full and cork 1080 run together, which I haven’t done too often, and moving forward into the next Olympic campaign that’s the goal for me and compete with the likes of Ikuma and Mikael“, said the 29-year-old from the NSW Central Coast.

Jakara Anthony’s incredible record-breaking season has continued with her eleventh World Cup victory of the season in the dual moguls event in Deer Valley, USA. The win also secured the World Cup Mogul Skiing Overall Crystal Globe at the iconic event, regarded as the “Superbowl” of freestyle skiing as and most prestigious competition on the World Cup circuit.

Anthony has broken the record for most career mogul skiing wins by an Australian with the 19th victory of her career, going past legendary two-time Olympic medallist Dale Begg-Smith. The eleventh win of the season also ties American Olympic champion Hannah Kearney for the most World Cup wins in a single season by a mogul skier.

In front of the largest crowd of the season under lights on the Champion run, Anthony cruised through the round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final rounds to reach the big final.

In the gold medal run, Anthony faced her main rival this season, American Jaelen Kauf, where Anthony putting down a fast and flawless run to take the win with a score of 22 points to 13 from the judges. In head-to-head duals against Kauf this season, Anthony has the edge with four to one.

Rounding out the podium in third place was Olivia Giaccio.

”That’s definitely one of my best competition runs I have ever done, and especially my best here on the Champion run, so to do that in the big final against Jaelin was a pretty special moment” said the 25-year-old from Barwon Heads in Victoria.

“There is no event World Cup like this one, the atmosphere is incredible, the whole finish area is packed with people so to get to perform and put on a show for them is a really special feeling.”

“Locking up eleven wins and equalling Hannah Kearney for the record for the most in the season is absolutely mind blowing.”

Cooper Woods was the highest placed Australian in the men’s event, reaching the quarter-final stage in seventh place, with George Murphy 33rd, Oliver Logan 36th and Matt Graham in 51st.

Three World Cup events remain this season, with the next competition set to take place in a months’ time in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on March 8-9, and the final event of the season in Valmalenco, Italy, on March 16.

“It’s a really big season for us this year, we have already had 13 competition starts with three to go. We are going to get a training camp in the next few weeks, and fine tune some of the finer details of my run, and then get back out there in Kazakhstan and wrap the season up in Italy,” said Anthony.

SINGLE MOGUL WORLD CUP
Two days earlier in Deer Valley, a single moguls World Cup took place on the "Champion Run", where unusually warm temperatures impacted the conditions, with the wet snow making the difficult course inconsistent and slow.

NSWIS skier Matt Graham recorded the best result of the Australian athletes, finishing ninth while with teammate Cooper Woods was unable to finish his finals run and  a ranking of 16th. George Murphy had his second best performance of the season in 23rd place, and Oliver Logan was 35th.

After dominating the qualification phase of the competition by almost 10 points, Olympic Champion Jakara Anthony made an uncharacteristic mistake in finals. The course got slower on the top jump, causing a miscalculation on the rotation for her d-spin 720 with grab and came in short on the landing to place 13th.

Early Sunday morning Jakara Anthony continued her incredible record breaking season with her tenth World Cup victory of the season in the dual moguls event in Waterville, USA.

Anthony now joins legendary Olympic champion and two-time medallist Dale Begg-Smith with 18 career World Cup victories, the most ever by an Australian mogul skier.

In overcast conditions the NSWIS skier cruised through the early rounds of the event to reach the semi-final stage against American Tess Johnson, where Anthony recorded a comfortable win 32 points to 3.

Anthony then faced her main rival this season, American Jaelen Kauf in the gold medal run, and in a close battle Anthony narrowly prevailed with a score of 18-17 to give the 2022 Olympic gold medallist her eighth straight victory in a row.

Rounding out the podium in third place was Olivia Giaccio who is also from America.

”It was really cool to come to Waterville, I haven’t been to too many brand new places on tour recently, so get to come to somewhere new and experience it has been really awesome, and I love competing in the United States,” said the 25-year-old from Barwon Heads in Victoria.

In the men’s event NSWIS athlete Cooper Woods made it through to the quarter final stage to finish in seventh place, with teammates George Murphy in 29th, Oliver Logan 39th and Matt Graham 46th.

The mogul skiing athletes now head to Deer Valley in the USA, for another single and dual mogul event next weekend on the always testing “Champion Run” at the 2002 Olympic venue.

Anthony is one win away from equalling 2010 Olympic champion Hannah Kearney of the USA for the most ever wins in a season by a mogul skier, which the American achieved in the 2011-2012 World Cup season.

“Deer Valley is always the highlight of the season for everyone, so really looking to that,” said Anthony.

“They put on a good show there and it’s one of my favourite courses. It’s where I got my first World Cup start, my first World Championship podium and I had a win there last year, so looking forward to getting back there.”

“It’s been a crazy season, one win off that record set by Hannah Kearney, it’s getting close now, we will have to see what the rest of season brings, but I won’t be focusing on that too much, that’s when I might start making mistakes, so keep focusing on what I need to do out there and get better every competition.”

On Saturday Jakara Anthony’s record setting season has continued, claiming her ninth World Cup victory of the season, and securing the World Cup season Crystal Globe title for single moguls in another amazing day for Australian mogul skiing, on which teammate Cooper Woods broke through for his first career World Cup podium in Waterville, USA, the birthplace of freestyle skiing.

In a dominant performance, the NSWIS skier again won every stage of the competition, and in the super-final medal round scored 81.22 points to finish a huge 9.49 points clear of Olympic silver medallist Jaelen Kauf of the USA in second place on 71.71 points, with another American Hannah Soar rounding out the podium in third on 67.93 points. Anthony now has 17 career World Cup wins and is one victory away from matching the legendary Dale Begg-Smith on 18 career victories.

That's awesome, I kind of knew it in the back of my head, but all the focus was out there on the run, so to get the job done on a pretty tricky course I am over the moon,” said the 25-year-old from Barwon Heads in Victoria.

“It’s crazy to have locked that up (Crystal Globe) so early (two events remaining) and to have taken so many (wins) in a row, you can’t think about it too much, because that’s a pretty fragile stat there, but I am pretty stoked to have achieved that this season.”

In the men’s event Cooper Woods has been showing great potential since finishing sixth at the 2022 Olympic Games. Woods has qualified for finals in every event this season, has been close to the podium and finally his performance claimed the first World Cup medal of his career. Woods ended the day with the silver medal, finishing ahead of Olympic champions Mikael Kingsbury of Canada and Walter Wallberg of Sweden in the men’s super-final.

Woods scored 81.04 points to finish in second place behind Japanese skier Ikuma Horishima of Japan who took the win with a score of 85.84, with Kingsbury in third with 80.07 points.

“Today was all different conditions, it was firm this morning and as the weather changed the course changed, but all you can do is just focus on the one run, and I got the qualifications, finals and then the super-final, I left nothing back and it’s nice to see a score, “said the 23-year-old from Pambula Beach in NSW.

Also in action for Australia was Olympic medallist Matt Graham who reached finals finishing in 13th, with NSWIS teammates George Murphy and Oliver Logan unable to complete their runs.

Jakara Anthony’s incredible season has reached a new milestone, setting the record for the most World Cup wins in a single season by an Australian in any wintersport discipline, with her eighth victory under lights in the dual moguls in Val St Come, Canada.

The victory sees Anthony move past former teammate Britt Cox who had seven World Cup wins in the 2016-2017 season, and Anthony can further add to the tally with a further seven World Cup events remaining this winter.

The NSWIS skier moved though the early rounds with ease, setting up a semi-final against Rino Yanagmoto of Japan. In her most competitive matchup of the day, Anthony took the victory with a score of 21 points to 14.

In the big final to decide the gold medal, Anthony faced American Jaelin Kauf, the only other skier to also win an event this season. Both skiers pushed their limits into the top air, but Kauf was unable to maintain the pace crashing out in the middle section, giving Anthony her 16th career win with a score of 35-0.

“You dream of coming and skiing World Cup when you are a little kid, but to actually be here and be as dominant as I am at the moment is really special,” said the 25-year-old from Barwon Heads in Victoria.

“Today was another good day, I made it through each round as it came, I think I did some really good skiing. Pushed super hard against Jaelin and she went hard as well, we put on a good show for everyone and it’s nice to go out there and be challenged by the other girls.”

In the men’s event, 2018 NSWIS Olympic silver medallist Matthew Graham won his first World Cup medal of the season and 24th of his career, finishing third after a freak accident saw his opponent Ben Cavet of France in the bronze medal duel crossing over into Graham’s side of the course, with Graham landing on the French skier whilst completing the top air jump.

“The course here is amazing, the guys who built it did a great job here in Canada and the organising committee, we are skiing some big proper moguls and I love that," said the 29-year-old Graham from the NSW Central Coast.

“Really happy to walk away from that crash against Ben, probably one of the scariest crashes I have been in, I just saw him at the last minute and pulled my legs though to try and miss landing on his face essentially.”

“I took a bit of time off after the Ruka World Cup (in early December), because I had a couple of shoulder surgeries over the course of 2023 so I missed the offseason. I then went back home and went to the water ramps and cut my knee really bad and had to have surgery just a month ago, so this is the first time I have skied since Ruka and I am just stoked to be back and the body is feeling good.”

Also in action for Australia were NSWIS teammates Cooper Woods who had a personal best dual mogul finish in fifth place, with George Murphy in 38th and Oliver Logan 40th.

The mogul skiers will now go to Waterville Valley in the USA, for another single and dual mogul event next weekend.

Australian mogul skier Jakara Anthony continued her unstoppable form into the new year with her seventh World Cup victory of the season under lights in Val St Come, Canada.

The performance sees Anthony equal former teammate Britt Cox for the most mogul skiing World Cup wins in a season by an Australian mogul athlete, and now has 15 career World Cup gold medals, moving closer to legendary Australian mogul skier Dale Begg-Smith’s 18 career victories and within sight of Jacqui Cooper’s all Australian winter sport record of 24.

The NSWIS skier was again dominant winning all three phases of the competition, scoring 82.01 points in the super-final to record a large victory margin of 7.14 points over American Jaelin Kauf in second place, with Hinako Tomitaka of Japan rounding out the podium in third.

“It’s getting a little tricky in there now, I definitely think I came out and did some of my best skiing in qualifications, which isn’t normally how it goes, but loving getting to ski out here on the course, it’s pretty fun,” said the 25-year-old from Barwon Heads in Victoria.

“It’s my third World Cup here and first win, one place better than last year.”

In the men’s event, the 2018 Olympic silver medallist Matt Graham was the best placed Australian in ninth, with NSWIS teammate Cooper Woods also advancing through to finals in 15th place. Graham’s performance was a very positive return to competition after a month’s break in Australia.

Also in action for Australia was George Murphy in 32nd and Oliver Logan in 38th.

Australian mogul skier Jakara Anthony has continued her unstoppable start to the 2023-2024 FIS World Cup season, recording her sixth victory overnight in the final event of the calendar year in Bakuriani, Georgia.

Anthony’s start to the season is by far the best by any Australian wintersports athlete, winning a medal in all seven events this season, which includes six victories and a bronze medal.

The 2022 Olympic Champion has now has 14 career World Cup gold medals, moving her closer to legendary Australian mogul skier Dale Begg-Smith’s 18 career victories.

Anthony moved through the dual mogul rounds with ease, with her closest race coming in the semi-final stage against American Jaelin, Kauf. Earlier in the season Kauf had denied Anthony a win in the dual mogul event in Idre Fjall, Sweden, but this time Anthony advanced to the gold medal dual matchup with a score of 20 points to 15.

In the big final, Anthony easily won against Canadian Maia Schwinghammer with a score of 35-0, after Schwinghammer crashed out after the top air.

“It was an awesome day out here for duals, and to go on the podium with Jaelin and Maia,” said the 25-year-old from Barwon Heads in Victoria.

“Jaelin is renowned for her speed, so to finally get one on her on that, and to see Maia get her first podium was awesome to be a part of.”

In the men’s event, 2022 Olympian Cooper Woods finished in seventh, his best dual mogul result of the season to date, losing his dual against eventual event winner Mikael Kingsbury of Canada, 14 points to 21.

The mogul skiing World Cup tour is on break until the third week of January, with the first event of 2024 scheduled to take place in Val St. Come, Canada, on January 19 and 20.

Jakara Anthony made it a double gold medal celebration in Alpe d’Huez, winning her first dual mogul event of the season, the 12th World Cup victory of her impressive career.

Anthony cruised through the early rounds of the event to set up a semi-final matchup against Tess Johnson of the USA. Anthony won convincingly with a score of 31-4 to advance to the big-final.

In the big final, Anthony faced another American, Olivia Giaccio, and in a much closer dual Anthony prevailed with a score of 20-15.

“It’s super exciting to go back-to-back at this event again, I did it a couple of years ago, but missed the first place in the duals last year, so to get a little redemption is nice” said the NSWIS skier.

In the men’s event Cooper Woods finished in 15th, Oliver Logan 44th and George Murphy 46th.

Anthony and Woods will now compete in the final World Cup of the year at Bakuriani, Georgia, in single and dual mogul competitions on December 22 and 23.