Peter McNiel

McNiel led the mogul skiing pathway to its best season in history, supercharged by the unstoppable Jakara Anthony, and coached male athletes Matt Graham and Cooper Woods to World Cup medals.

McNiel and Jakara are now the greatest coaching-athlete partnership in Australian winter sports history and are the first Australian-raised athlete and coach combination to share gold medal success.

The 2024 season saw Jakara secure the crown as the greatest female mogul skier of all time with 14 victories, while Olympic medallist Graham delivered two World Cup podium results. Woods continued to improve on the World Cup stage, achieving a career-first podium with a second place in Waterville Valley, USA.

McNiel also coaches OWIA contracted athletes Jackson Harvey and contributes towards all NSWIS mogul skiing scholarship athletes. He works tirelessly on the mogul skiing pathway at all levels, and takes pride in mentoring future coaches.

He also works at the foundation, talent and emerging levels of the athlete pathway, is a member of the Snow Australia National Freestyle Committee, sits on selection panels and coach development committees and is a Snow Australia Emerging Talent Program advisor.