{"id":71513,"date":"2016-02-28T12:22:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T17:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=71513"},"modified":"2016-02-28T12:22:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T17:22:07","slug":"canadas-kingsbury-wins-moguls-gold-to-top-three-medal-day-for-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/02\/28\/canadas-kingsbury-wins-moguls-gold-to-top-three-medal-day-for-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Kingsbury wins moguls gold to top three medal day for Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mikael Kingsbury (Photo by Cl\u00e9ment Bucco-Lechat\/Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TAZAWAKO, Japan \u2013 Mikael Kingsbury captured his 32nd FIS World Cup title Sunday, winning the dual moguls event on a three-medal day for Canada.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old freestyle skier from Deux-Montagnes, Que., defeated American Thomas Rowley 20-15, while Benjamin Caven of France won the bronze.<\/p>\n

The victory capped an impressive weekend for Kingsbury, who was second in Saturday\u2019s single moguls event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be back on top of a World Cup,\u201d Kingsbury said. \u201cThere were a few challenges with the course and I had to beat some really good competitors along the way. I really wanted to win (Saturday) and I didn’t, so I was extra motivated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy confidence kept going up after each dual. I\u2019m happy with the way I dealt with things and that I\u2019ve basically locked up the Crystal Globe (the overall title).\u201d<\/p>\n

Audrey Robichaud of Quebec City and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal were back on the podium, finishing second and third respectively in the women’s dual moguls. Robichaud lost to Deborah Sanzio of Switzerland, 19-16 in the final. Dufour-Lapointe edged out Kazakhstan\u2019s Yulia Galysheva 20-15 for third.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a really great day to day to make it to the podium. My training went really well entering the competition and I was consistent all day,\u201d said Robichaud. \u201cI was skiing really well in all my dual matches. The final was a real battle\u2026 Making it to the podium twice this weekend is special. I couldn\u2019t be happier.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dufour-Lapointe and Robichaud were second and third respectively in Saturday\u2019s single moguls.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really pushed myself today and am proud of my performance,\u201d Dufour-Lapointe said. \u201cIt was a really nice day out there with great snow conditions. I think that helped us out a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI also gained the yellow bib jersey as the overall leader of the World Cup,\u201d she added. \u201cThat\u2019s a huge accomplishment since I have been fighting a cold all weekend. I had to push through it. I\u2019m proud of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quebec City\u2019s Philippe Marquis and Laurent Dumais were seventh and ninth respectively men\u2019s dual moguls.<\/p>\n

Alex-Anne Gagnon of Terrebonne was sixth in women\u2019s dual moguls, while Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal was ninth and Andi Naude of Penticton, B.C., was 12th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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