Canadian freestyle skier Mikaël Kingsbury, middle, celebrates his World Cup moguls win alongside silver medallist Walter Wallberg of Sweden, left, and bronze medallist Ikuma Horishima of Japan on Friday in Saint-Côme, Que. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press - image credit)Canadian freestyle ski star Mikaël Kingsbury won moguls gold in front of a home crowd on Friday at the World Cup event at Val Saint-Côme, Que. The three-time Olympic medallist from Deux-Montagnes, Que., claimed his 77th career World Cup win with 85.37 points, finishing ahead of Sweden's Walter Wallberg (81.69) and Japan's Ikuma Horishima (81.36). WATCH | Kingsbury wins moguls gold before home crowd:Elliot Vaillancourt (76.63) and Louis-David Chalifoux (76.52) also cracked the top 10, finishing ninth and 10th, respectively, while fellow Canadian Julien Viel was 12th with 75.65. Saskatoon's Maïa Schwinghammer was the top Canadian in the women's moguls, earning a career-best fifth-place finish with a score of 72.92.


Source:   CBC News
January 28, 2023 18:15 UTC