Australian mogul skier Jakara Anthony has secured her 19th World Cup victory, becoming Australia’s most successful mogul skier in history.
The 25-year-old from Barwon Heads, Victoria, has had her best season yet, scoring a record eleven World Cup victories.
Anthony is currently tied with American Hannah Kearney for the most World Cup wins in a single season by a mogul skier.
She bagged the eleventh win at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup on Sunday night in Deer Valley, USA, regarded as the “Superbowl” of freestyle skiing.
Anthony made it to the gold medal stand-off in the dual moguls event, competing against her main rival of the season, Jaelen Kauf from the United States. She secured the victory 22-13, her fourth win against the American this season.
Following the record-breaking win, Anthony said it was an incredible feeling to be there.
“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,” Anthony said.
“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.”
Jakara Anthony made her World Cup debut in 2015 at the age of 16. While she placed 33rd, it was only two years later in 2017 that she placed in the top ten at the Tazawako World Cup. Her World Championships debut was in the same year at Sierra Nevada, where she placed 12th.
In 2018, Anthony made her first Olympic appearance at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. She was Australia’s highest placed female mogul skier, placing fourth.
The 2018-2019 season was where she established herself as one of the best female mogul skiers in the world, winning her first silver and gold medals at World Cup and World Championships events.
Following several cancelled events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthony’s performance during the 2021-2022 season was te best by an Australian winter sports athlete in history.
In 2022, Anthony won her first Olympic gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. She became Australia’s sixth ever winter gold medallist and the first since Lydia Lassila in 2010.
Anthony was crowned Athlete of the Year at the 2022 Snow Australia awards.