The highest jump score of Laura Peel's career has added another World Cup gold medal to the Canberran's sparkling resume.
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Peel claimed victory at the FIS World Cup event at Minsk's Raubichi ski resort, scoring 106.53 points with her full-tuck-full, double twisting, triple backflip somersault.
The 30-year-old's third career World Cup win sees her rise to second in the season standings with two events remaining.
"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."
A trip to Kazakhstan this week marks the next stop on the World Cup tour.
Caden Helmers
Caden Helmers is a sports writer for The Canberra Times.
Caden Helmers is a sports writer for The Canberra Times.
