Kingsbury captures another moguls win
TAZAWAKO, Japan — Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury continues to rule the World Cup moguls circuit.
The 24-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., captured his second freestyle World Cup gold medal of the weekend on Sunday, edging Benjamin Cavet of France to win the dual moguls event.
Kingsbury also won the singles moguls event on Saturday, and now with one World Cup remaining next weekend in Taiwoo, China, and then the world championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain, Kingsbury is poised to complete a dominant season.
“It feels amazing,” Kingsbury said. “I want to manage my body for the next two events. I won five World Cups in a row so I’m in good position to win both Crystal Globes, and now the main goal is to win both (moguls and dual moguls at the) world championships. So my focus is on that and heading to Spain with a mission.”
Kingsbury is a lock to win the Crystal Globe as the top moguls athlete, but is also in great position to earn the Big Crystal Globe awarded to the best freestyle athlete across all disciplines.
His victory Sunday was No. 40 in World Cup competitions. “The duals were extremely fast,” he said. “From the get go, I had to face solid rivals, but I managed to ski well on both sides of the course and stay in control.
“My next goal: back-to-back victories at world championships.”
Matt Graham of Australia was third Sunday. Philippe Marquis of Quebec City was fifth.
On the women’s side, Jaelin Kauf of the U.S., won gold followed by Yulia Galysheva of Kazakhstan and American teammate Olivia Giaccio.
Chloe Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal was the top Canadian in fourth spot. Andi Naude of Penticton was sixth, Audrey Robichaud of Quebec City was seventh and Montreal’s Maxime Dufour-Lapointe was eighth.