Lassila, a gold medallist at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, is eyeing a place at Pyeongchang 2018 after returning to training in November.

If she appears in South Korea, the 34-year-old would equal beach volleyball player Natalie Cook, table tennis player Jian Fang Lay and equestrian rider Mary Hanna for the most Olympics by an Australian woman with five.

Following what Lassila describes as a "solid month of training" in Finnish resort Rukatunturi in December, she is now ready to return to action. 

"I’m pretty excited to head to Lake Placid and start competing again," she said.

"I’m not sure I’ll be in peak form - probably a but rusty - however I’m going to stick to the same focus and keep building up slowly and having fun."

Lassila is renowned for becoming the first female aerials skier to ever pull off the quad twisting triple manoeuvre as much as she is for her Olympic gold in Vancouver.

She says her expectations for a fifth Olympics are more about consistency and strategy, but according to Australia’s aerial coaches Jeff Bean and Joe Davies, Lassila is ready to go.

"Lydia has a special drive and is just starting to get back into comp mode," Bean said.

"She’s calm on the outside but there is fire inside - I can’t wait to see it.

"Her body is in shape and we will see Lydia continuing to build.

"She’ll be ready to go."

Lassila’s compatriot Danielle Scott and China’s Xu Mengtao currently share the lead in the women’s FIS Freestyle Aerials World Cup standings with 180 points.

In the men’s equivalent, China’s Qi Guangpu leads the way with 180 points.

Only Scott will have the opportunity to defend her hold atop the standings in Lake Placid though as the Chinese squad has elected to send their "B" team to the American resort. 

The 26-year-old is seeking to improve on last season’s overall second-place finish.