Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury takes World Cup gold on Olympic moguls course
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — Canadian moguls star Mikael Kingsbury is starting to feel comfortable on next year’s Olympic course.
The skier from Deux-Montagnes, Que., won a gold medal at a World Cup freestyle skiing event on the Olympic course in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Saturday. It was Kingsbury’s first time on the hill, and he thinks his performance may lead to his first-ever Olympic gold when he competes on the same course at the 2018 Games.
“It’s nice to take all this information and moving forward to the Olympics it’s great to be on the podium and try to repeat that next year,” said Kingsbury with a laugh.
He finished first with 86.71 points, just ahead of Dmitriy Reiherd of Kazakhstan, who scored 86.70. Quebec City’s Philippe Marquis was third with 85.94.