Mikael Kingsbury and Julien Viel win World Cup dual moguls medals in Italy

Mikael Kingsbury (Clement Bucco-Lechat, Wikimedia Commons)

Canadian Olympic gold medalist Mikael Kingsbury of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. Quebec and Julien Viel of Quebec City, Quebec each won a medal in a World Cup dual moguls event in Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy on Saturday. For Kingsbury, who won the gold medal in men’s moguls at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, it was his 113th career medal, and for Viel, it was his first career medal). Kingsbury won the silver medal and Viel won the bronze medal. Of Kingsbury’s 113 career medals, he has won 78 gold medals, 29 silver medals. and six bronze medals.

In the dual moguls event, Ikuma Horishima of Japan won the gold medal. In the round of 64, Kingsbury got a bye to the second round, while Viel defeated Musai Li of China 23-12. In the second round, Kingsbury defeated Dylan Marcellini of the United States 24-11, while Viel beat Matt Graham of Australia 18-17. In the round of 16, Kingsbury beat Cole McDonald of the United States 20-15, while Viel beat Takuya Shimakawa of Japan 18-17. In the quarterfinals, Kingsbury beat Martin Suire of France 21-14, while Viel defeated Filip Gravenfors of Sweden, when Gravenfors did not finish. In the semifinals, Kingsbury defeated Viel 22-13. In the big final, Horishima beat Kingsbury 18-17, while Viel beat Dylan Walczyk of the United States 21-14 in the small final.

in the World Cup dual moguls standings, Kingsbury leads with 362 points with Walter Wallberg of Sweden in second with 294 points. Viel is in 10th with 120 points. The medals for Kingsbury and Viel will give them confidence as they prepare for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo. 

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