Jakara Anthony has capped off one of the greatest seasons in any winter sport in brilliant style, with the Australian freestyle skier sealing an incredible 14th World Cup moguls win in her 2023/24 campaign.

In the season-concluding dual moguls event at the Italian resort of Chiesa in Valmalenco, the 25-year-old defeated American rival Jaelin Kauf once more in the Big Final to finish her season with 14 victories from 16 moguls events.

She claimed seven wins in each of the dual and singles formats.

Kauf actually beat Anthony to the finish by one-hundredth of a second but the Australian scored heavily with her turns and aerial manoeuvres to grab the triumph 20 points to 15.

It was her fifth consecutive final win over Kauf.

Anthony successfully defended her overall moguls title with a massive total of 1,480 points, 416 clear of Kauf.

The Olympic champion from Barwon Heads in Victoria also took both individual crystal globes in the singles and dual moguls with record scores, while Kauf finished runner-up behind Anthony in all three categories.

In the men’s event, Canadian great Mikael Kingsbury landed his 90th World Cup win, recording his 10th victory of the season to sweep the dual and overall moguls titles, and landing his 25th and 26th crystal globes.

AAP