Mikael Kingsbury wins gold at World Cup season opener in Finland

thestar.com November 30, 2024, 06:01 PM UTC

Mikael Kingsbury of Canada won the gold medal in moguls at the World Cup season opener in Ruka, Finland, scoring 83.90 points. This victory marks his 91st World Cup win. Kingsbury, 32, finished ahead of Sweden's Walter Wallberg and Japan's Ikuma Horishima. Fellow Canadian Elliot Vaillancourt placed eighth with 75.07 points. This win adds to Kingsbury's record of 130 medals in 151 World Cup starts. He previously set the record for the most all-time World Cup victories by a male skier.


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