Weekend Wrap - Silver Start for Moguls and Aerials Flying High

World cup moguls silver for Jakara Anthony, aerials top fives in Finland, and cross country top 10s headline a massive weekend for Snow Australia athletes.

World Cup Moguls Silver for Jakara Anthony

Jakara Anthony had a silver start to her World Cup campaign, finishing on the podium in the first event of the season in Ruka, Finland.

After qualifying for finals in third place with a score of 74.71, Anthony stepped it up in finals, performing her new d-spin 720 jump on the top air for the first time in competition to advance to the super final medal round with an improved score of 78.17 in second place.

In the top-six medal round, Anthony put down another great run to score 78.17, just 0.34 points behind event winner Olivia Giaccio of the USA, with her teammate Kai Owens rounding out the podium in third place.

Britt Cox (18th), Taylah O'Neill (25th) and Sophie Ash (27th) were also in action for Australia, while on the men's Brodie Summers (7th) and Matt Graham (10th) both had top 10 finishes, with James Matheson in 22nd.
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Aerials Top 5 for Peel and Scott in World Cup Double Header

Aussie aerial skiers opened their World Cup season with a double-header event in Ruka, Finland, with Laura Peel and Danielle Scott both coming away with a top 5 finish.

In the opening event, reigning World Champion Peel showed her class, as the only female competitor jumping triples saw her qualify for the final in top spot. A slight error on the landing saw her finish in fourth, but shows great signs for the upcoming season.
 
The next day the athletes were back on the slopes, with Danielle Scott finishing the best of the Australians in the second event, finishing fifth with her double twisting double back somersault scoring 89.18.
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Cross Country Top 10 for Yeaton

Australia's largest ever Cross Country Team to compete at a Continental Cup race outside of Australia lined up at the OPA Continental Cup / Swiss Cup in Goms, Switzerland this week to kick start their 2021/2022 Northern Hemisphere season.

Jessica Yeaton had a great opening to her racing season in Europe with a solid 8th place in the women's 10km Classic, just 13 seconds outside the top five, as well as 10th in the Freestyle sprint event and 14th in the Freestyle mass start distance event.

Casey Wright and Aimee Watson also had strong results, finishing 20th and 21st one second apart from each other in the women's 10km, while Zana Evans finished 26th in the Freestyle sprint in her first time racing in the Open division.

On the men's side, Seve de Campo was the top finisher in the 15km Classic in 41st place, with Phillip Bellingham in 49th. In the Freestyle sprint, Lars Young Vik pulled out a great performance to be fastest Aussie in the Open men time trial, finishing 33rd less than a second outside qualifying for the finals.

Nine Aussies have qualified for the Davos World Cup event in Switzerland this weekend. See more here >>>

Small Takes On Opening Alpine World Cup

Dual Olympian Greta Small opened her alpine skiing World Cup campaign in Lake Lousie, Canada, with three days of racing in tough conditions.

Finishing 50th after her first downhill run, Small improved to 44th on her second run, in the downhill event won by Italy's Sofia Goggia. In the Super G event, Small finished 43rd.

Small will continue her World Cup season at St Moritz, Switzerland this weekend.

Cox, Waddell and Harrigan Gets Big Air in Steamboat

Snowboarder Matty Cox was flying the Australian flag at the Big Air World Cup event in Steamboat, Colorado.

After a first run of 33.50, Cox improved to score 45.25 in his second run to finish the event in 38th place.

Cameron Waddell placed 29th with a score a top score of 84.66 in the Men's Ski Big Air, and Abi Harrigan finished 26 in the Women's Ski Big Air with 48.25.