Moguls ace Anthony wins winter sport gong

Jakara Anthony has been crowned Snow Australia's top athlete for the season. (HANDOUT/FIS FREESTYLEMATEUSZ KIELPINSKI)

Just as she did with her rivals throughout the World Cup season, moguls queen Jakara Anthony has swept the Snow Australia awards.

Anthony achieved a feat that not even the greatest mogul skier of all time, Mikael Kingsbury, has pulled off with the Beijing Olympic gold medallist winning a record 14 World Cup races this season.

There was competition within the Australian winter sports ranks at the annual awards night in Melbourne with athletes collecting five Crystal Globes for topping their discipline's FIS World Cup standings.

Recording the best-ever overall results in a season across Olympic and Paralympic disciplines, Australian athletes scored 53 podium performances which included 18 World Cup victories.

Anthony beat aerials star Danielle Scott, who also finished as world No.1, to clinch the female athlete of the year award for Olympic disciplines.

Jakara Anthony.
Jakara Anthony flies down the mountain during her moguls triumph in Kazakhstan.

She was also the recipient of the Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin Outstanding Achievement, named after the late snowboarder.

Anthony was thrilled to be recognised back on home soil for her achievements.

"It was a phenomenal season for winter sports and we had strong results right across every discipline so it's exciting to be a part of this new era of snow sports," Anthony told AAP.

"It's been exciting to get back to Australia and see first-hand how many people have been supporting me and the impact my Olympic result and this record-breaking season has had.

"It will be good to continue to have that support as we start to ramp up for the next Olympics."

Anthony has next set her sights winning her first world championships gold medal in St Moritz, Switzerland, in March before the countdown to the 2026 Olympics in Italy really kicks in.

The male athlete of the year for Olympic disciplines was won by 19-year-old sensation Valentino Guseli.

Valentino Guseli.
Valentino Guseli soars during last year's snowboard World Cup in Beijing.

Guseli defended his Crystal Globe for topping the overall World Cup standings for snowboard park, while he also bagged his first halfpipe World Cup win.

In Paralympic awards, snowboard star Ben Tudhope won the male athlete gong for the sixth straight year while visually-impaired skier Georgia Gunew celebrated her maiden World Cup podium by taking out the women’s award.

The Junior Athlete of the Year award was shared by freeskier Daisy Thomas and rising moguls skier Lottie Lodge, with both winning silver medals at the Youth Winter Olympic Games in Korea in January.

Tudhope’s coach Nickie Rodger was named coach of the year for Paralympic disciplines for the second straight year while Anthony's coach Peter McNiel (McNiel) took out Olympic equivalent for the fourth time.

License this article

What is AAPNews?

For the first time, Australian Associated Press is delivering news straight to the consumer.

No ads. No spin. News straight-up.

Not only do you get to enjoy high-quality news delivered straight to your desktop or device, you do so in the knowledge you are supporting media diversity in Australia.

AAP Is Australia’s only independent newswire service, free from political and commercial influence, producing fact-based public interest journalism across a range of topics including politics, courts, sport, finance and entertainment.

What is AAPNews?
The Morning Wire

Wake up to AAPNews’ morning news bulletin delivered straight to your inbox or mobile device, bringing you up to speed with all that has happened overnight at home and abroad, as well as setting you up what the day has in store.

AAPNews Morning Wire
AAPNews Breaking News
Breaking News

Be the first to know when major breaking news happens.


Notifications will be sent to your device whenever a big story breaks, ensuring you are never in the dark when the talking points happen.

Focused Content

Enjoy the best of AAP’s specialised Topics in Focus. AAP has reporters dedicated to bringing you hard news and feature content across a range of specialised topics including Environment, Agriculture, Future Economies, Arts and Refugee Issues.

AAPNews Focussed Content
Subscription Plans

Choose the plan that best fits your needs. AAPNews offers two basic subscriptions, all billed monthly.

Once you sign up, you will have seven days to test out the service before being billed.

AAPNews Full Access Plan
Full Access
AU$10
  • Enjoy all that AAPNews has to offer
  • Access to breaking news notifications and bulletins
  • Includes access to all AAPNews’ specialised topics
Join Now
AAPNews Student Access Plan
Student Access
AU$5
  • Gain access via a verified student email account
  • Enjoy all the benefits of the ‘Full Access’ plan at a reduced rate
  • Subscription renews each month
Join Now
AAPNews Annual Access Plan
Annual Access
AU$99
  • All the benefits of the 'Full Access' subscription at a discounted rate
  • Subscription automatically renews after 12 months
Join Now

AAPNews also offers enterprise deals for businesses so you can provide an AAPNews account for your team, organisation or customers. Click here to contact AAP to sign-up your business today.

SEVEN DAYS FREE
Download the app
Download AAPNews on the App StoreDownload AAPNews on the Google Play Store