Winter Olympics 2022 - Jakara Anthony takes gold in women's moguls final after dominant run
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Updated 06/02/2022 at 14:45 GMT
There was no medal for Team GB's Makayla Gerken Schofield as the Brit was knocked out of Finals 2 in the women's moguls. But Australia have their first gold of the Winter Olympics as Jakara Anthony won the event with a dominant run and a score of 83.09. America's Jaelin Kauf took silver with Russian Olympic Committee's Anastasiia Smirnova grabbing bronze.
'She's done it' - Anthony secures moguls gold for Australia at Beijing 2022
Jakara Anthony has taken gold in the women's moguls final with a dominant run.
Anthony produced by far the best run of the competition for a score of 83.09, with the USA's Jaelin Kauf taking silver with a score of 80.28.
The Russian Olympic Committees's Anastasiia Smirnova took bronze with 77.72.
Anthony's medal is Australia's first gold of the games.
Team GB's Makayla Gerken Schofield was knocked out of the second final after failing to make the top six. However, eighth place represented a fantastic return for Britain's first ever moguls finalist.
"I am struggling to believe it. I had so much fun out there. Eighth place is absolutely incredible," she told the BBC.
"It has been a while since I enjoyed skiing to be honest but tonight felt incredible. Skiing those bumps... just the feeling, I have no words. I think it is a mix of everything, this course is stunning.
"I tried to take it like a World Cup but in the back of my mind I was thinking 'oh my god, it is the Olympics'."
And there was agony for Canadian 2014 silver medallist Justine Deufour-Lapointe who crashed out in Finals 2.
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