Jakara Anthony bounced back from heartbreak in the moguls final on Saturday night to become Australia’s first double Olympic Winter gold medalist in emotional scenes.

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Anthony was tipped as the favorite to win Olympic gold in women’s moguls earlier this week. I narrowly fell short in the final run of the individual event.8th place.

But she had a chance to redeem herself in Saturday’s dual moguls final against American Jaelyn Kauf.

She defeated Kauf 20-15 and won three gold medals and one silver, making it the country’s greatest Winter Olympics.

Anthony previously won the women’s mogul event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, becoming Australia’s only Winter Olympic gold medal.

When Anthony was told he had become Australia’s most successful Winter Olympian, he told Channel Nine: “Oh my god, that’s crazy.”

“I’m even more embarrassed to be here after the other day. It’s been a very emotional roller coaster the last few days and I haven’t seen a run yet, but I’m pretty proud of the run I was able to record today.”

Anthony’s victory on Saturday was made all the more impressive by the way the moguls final unfolded earlier in the week, with the 27-year-old admitting he cried “a lot of tears”.

But she also said there was “huge excitement”, referring to the gold medal won by a fellow Australian. Josie Buff and cooper woods.

“I won a couple more gold medals, but they were just in the back of my mind at the time. Now I’m going to have to wait another four years to get another shot,” Anthony added.

“What we were able to do today was just phenomenal. We built up throughout the day. It was tricky out there. I’m very proud of what we were able to accomplish.”

Anthony later shed more light on the mental toll the loss in the Moguls final took on her.

“Today was a real roller coaster. The heartbreak in singles the other day was a pretty hard pill to swallow,” Anthony said.

“Fortunately, I’ve had a lot of support and been able to reset and I’m looking forward to what I can do in duals. This is actually my second duals event in about two and a half years as I missed all of last season with an injury and missed a lot of duals this season.

“We went into this tournament with a lot of unknowns, but by making a plan, following it, and working together little by little, we were able to get it done.”

“This film is completely different from the previous one, because I picked it up after a recent heartbreak,” Anthony said.

“It speaks volumes about the support around me and the work I’ve done mentally as well. To be able to deal with it and come out today and beat it.”

Meanwhile, Todd Woodbridge declared it “one of the great performances” in Australian sporting history, given how Anthony turned his fortunes around after missing out on the podium in his favorite singles competition.

“She will go down in Australian sporting history. She will become an icon,” Mr Woodbridge added.

Anthony’s mother Sue was left speechless while speaking to Channel Nine after her daughter’s incredible gold medal moment.

“I can’t even process it. I can’t believe it,” Sue said.

“It’s amazing that she can take (that) mindset and get to the point where she can do it…It’s amazing. It’s amazing.”

“I’m so shocked and speechless…I can’t wait to get in touch with her.”

Anthony breezed through the early stages of Saturday’s event, scoring 35 points to defeat South Africa’s Marika Malherbe before a 27-8 win over Canada’s Jessica Linton to advance to the quarterfinals.

She then defeated America’s Olivia Giaccio to advance to the semifinals and defeated individual gold medalist Elizabeth Lemley to advance to the final.

The rest is history, even if Anthony doesn’t believe it.

“It’s really crazy when you look at it that way,” she said.

“I’m just feeling great right now. I can’t even think about the fact that I have two. This is really special.”