Mikaël Kingsbury wins dual moguls gold in Sweden
Deux-Montagnes, Que. native leaves Idre Fjall with 2 medal wins
Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury won the dual moguls final at a World Cup event in Idre Fjäll, Sweden, on Sunday, a day after taking silver in moguls.
The 30-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., captured the gold medal by scoring 19.00 in the final, beating Swedish freestyler Filip Gravenfors, who posted a score of 16.00.
The Swede beat Kingsbury to the finish line, but the judges awarded the Canadian more points.
"[Gravenfors is] really fast. Filip really challenged me. I did well in the middle section, and at one point I couldn't see him beside me. I really respect what he did," Kingsbury said in a release. "It was a bit dicey at times because you pick up a lot of speed in the middle, but kudos to Filip, he's really fast.
"I'm glad to have earned the yellow jersey as the winner of this event. Things are going well so far...two first-place finishes and one second."
WATCH | Kingsbury wins gold for 2nd medal in Idre Fjall:
American Nick Page, who edged Kingsbury for gold in Saturday's event, took dual moguls bronze.
Kingsbury began his day with victories over Martin Suire of France, fellow Canadian Julien Viel, Severi Vierela of Finland and Cole McDonald of the U.S.
Viel finished 13th, while Canadian teammates Elliot Vaillancourt was 14th, Daniel Tanner ended up in 19th, while Gabriel Dufresne and Alexandre Lavoie finished 26th and 40th, respectively.
In the women's event, Canadian teammates Maïa Schwinghammer and Laurianne Desmarais-Gilbert finished 17th and 21st, respectively, after both failed to advance past the quarter-finals.
American Elizabeth Lemley beat Anri Kawamura of Japan for the gold medal, while Perrine Laffont of France earned the bronze.
The next World Cup event lands in Alpe d'Huez, France, next weekend.
