Kingsbury finished second in the men's moguls event at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in Val St. Come, Quebec, on Tuesday. The 32-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., scored 82.90 points on the same course that will be used at next year's Milan-Cortina Olympics to finish behind Japan's Ikuma Horishima, who had 85.37.
Kingsbury remains at 98 career wins on the World Cup stage. He'll have an opportunity to claim his 99th victory in a World Cup season-ending dual moguls competition on Wednesday, but his 100th win will have to wait until next season.
Despite finishing second on Tuesday, Kingsbury won the men's moguls season title with 755 points, well ahead of Horishima (598) and Nick Page of the U.S. (344).
The Canadian, who has already won the overall season title, needs to hold off Horishima in dual moguls tomorrow to capture his 29th career Crystal Globe. Kingsbury leads the season standings with 444 points, followed by his Japanese rival at 360.
On the women's side, Saskatoon's Maia Schwinghammer finished fourth with 73.81 points, behind bronze medalist Tess Johnson of the United States (74.94). American Jaelin Kauf won gold (81.21) and Perrine Laffont of France took silver (77.07).
6 Comments
Noir Black
98 World Cup wins is an incredible achievement. Kingsbury is a legend of the sport.
Katchuka
Second place is still a great result! Kingsbury is proving he's still a force to be reckoned with.
KittyKat
Kauf is just unstoppable right now. Laffont is the only one who can challenge her.
Katchuka
Kingsbury is still the top moguls skier in the world. He's just having a tough day.
Noir Black
Schwinghammer has potential, but she needs to start showing it on the big stage.
Muchacha
Schwinghammer is a rising star in the sport. She's showing great potential.