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Superstar Winter Olympic trio continue golden run

The party continues for Cooper Woods after winning Australia's first medal of the Winter Olympics. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Cooper Woods, Jakara Anthony and Josie Baff have been rewarded for their golden antics at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with the trio honoured at the Snow Australia awards.

Winning Australia's first medal of the Games in Italy this year with a surprise gold in the men's moguls event, Woods was rewarded with the Male Athlete of the Year at the annual night in Melbourne.

Medallists
On top of the world - Jakara Anthony, Josie Baff, Cooper Woods (top), Matt Graham and Scotty James (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

The 25-year-old had only once been on the moguls World Cup podium before storming to the top of the podium in Livigno.

Fellow Olympic gold medallists Anthony and Baff could not be split by the judges and jointly took home Female Athlete of the Year.

Upset while defending her title in the individual contest, Anthony won her second Olympic gold by taking out the inaugural dual moguls event to become the first Australian to win two gold medals at the Winter Games.

Jakara Anthony
Moguls ace Jakara Anthony became the first Australian to win two Winter Olympic gold medals. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Jindabyne's Baff was triumphant in the snowboard cross with her gold among six overall medals won in Italy.

Ben Tudhope won the male athlete award in Paralympic disciplines for the eighth year in a row, adding two more Games medals and three World Cup podiums to his haul.

Georgia Gunew took out the female award for the third time, accepting the accolade with guide Ethan Jackson following a season which saw them achieve a season-best result of third place in a World Cup slalom.

Josie Baff
Jiindabyne's Josie Baff (right) was a cut above in the women's Olympic snowboard cross event. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

The prestigious Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to veteran mogul skier Matt Graham who had an incredible season, highlighted by an Olympic bronze medal and two World Cup gold medals to finish ranked world No.2.

The Junior Athlete of the Year award was taken out by teenage sensation Indra Brown, who made history winning three World Cup medals including one on debut while the 16-year-old also finished fifth at the Olympic Games.

Peter McNeil won the Coach of the Year in a season in which his athletes delivered three Winter Olympics Games medals, among a host of World Cup podiums.

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