Mikael Kingsbury leads the charge with second-straight NorAm gold

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Mikael Kingsbury of Deux-Montagnes, Que., won his second gold in two days in men’s moguls on Saturday to highlight a quadruple medal performance for Canada in mogul action here.

Mikael Kingsbury won two straight NorAms

In men’s moguls, 17-year-old Kingsbury scored 24.83 points in the final to repeat his winning performance from Friday. He was also first in Saturday’s morning preliminaries. David DiGravio of the U.S., was second at 23.93 and Michael Henitiuk of Whistler third at 23.82.

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Deux-Montagnes native wins third gold in as many starts

KILLINGTON, Vt. – Mikael Kingsbury of Deux-Montagnes, Que., continued his domination of men’s moguls on the NorAm freestyle ski circuit Friday. He collected his third-straight win after starting the season with a solitary bronze medal in his NorAm portfolio.

"He’s a phenomenal jumper, and he’s improved a lot since last year,” said former World Cup skier Jim Schiman, one of Canada’s national development team coaches. "He’s putting down big jumps and he has made a lot of technical gains.”

Mikael Kingsbury

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Spectators at the two aerial NorAm events at Ski Mont Gabriel this coming weekend will be treated to some of the best jumping in the world.

That’s because many international World Cup teams, including Australia and Belarus, have put forward entrants into Saturday and Sunday’s events.

These international powerhouse nations of high-flying twists and turns are at Ski Mont Gabriel training for the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games and can’t resist another opportunity to refine their jumps in a competition setting.

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