Jakara Anthony wins Australia's first gold at Beijing Winter Olympics with women's moguls victory

Jakara Anthony has created history by winning Australia's first gold medal in the women's moguls at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

It is Australia's first gold in Beijing, breaking a 12-year drought since an Australian last topped the podium at the Games.

Anthony is Australia's sixth Winter Olympic champion.

Her victory also delivered Australia two medals on the same day at an Winter Olympics for the first time, following Tess Coady's bronze in the women's slopestyle earlier on Sunday.

Anthony has dominated the women's moguls competition since it began on Thursday.

She had the highest score in the opening qualification phase, leaving her with a target on her back ahead of Sunday's first final.

But the 23-year-old showed cool nerves to again top the standings in the first final, with an outstanding score of 81.91.

She repeated the dose in the second final with the top score of 81.29, meaning she would be the last skier to head down the course in the super final.

However, her task was not made easy when American Jaelin Kauf — the second last skier in the super final — produced a score of 80.28.

Anthony was not overwhelmed by the occasion, however, and she clinched gold with 83.09.

Look back at how the action unfolded in our blog.

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By Andrew Mcgarry

Well, we didn't know how things would go — it's been an up and down night at Zhangjiakou.

Sophie Ash made it through Q2 to reach the finals, then she and Britteny Cox found the going a bit too hot in final 1, but Jakara Anthony maintained her dominant position to advance.

She kept hitting those 80-plus scores, landing big air and getting the job done.

Even when challenged in the final by speed queen Jaelin Kauf, she