Canadian freestyle star Mikael Kingsbury wins first moguls title of season
By The Canadian Press on December 8, 2023.
IDRE FJÄLL, Sweden – Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury picked up his first win of the World Cup season with a gold in men’s moguls competition Friday. Kingsbury, who was third in the season-opening moguls competition last week in Ruka, Finland, won handily with a score of 85.02 points on his final run. Nick Page of the United States was second with 79.55 points, followed by Sweden’s Filip Gravenfors wit 79.53. The 31-year-old Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., now has 81 career World Cup victories in 137 starts. He won three Crystal Globes last year after taking the World Cup moguls, dual moguls and overall freestyle titles. Louis-David Chalifoux from Quebec City was seventh. Competition continues saturday with men’s and women’s dual moguls. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 8, 2023. 9-8
