A day after securing the magnates interval title with a gold-medal win, Canadian freestyle skier Mika ël Kingsbury included a 2nd Crystal Globe prize by successful a twin magnates event on Saturday in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The gold-medal win completed up the final title for the Deux–Montagnes, Que., indigenous, that at present has 28 Crystal Globe wins in his occupation.
Kingsbury is nicely positioned to realize a twenty ninth as he leads the double magnates standings with one event staying. Japan’s Ikuma Horishima is the next closest skilled athlete and tracks Kingsbury by 84 components.
“[I’m] very happy that I got the singles and the overall title, as well as a good lead over Ikuma [in dual moguls],” Kingsbury said after the event. “It’s looking good.”
Saturday’s double magnates win important Kingsbury’s 98th occupation World Cup gold-medal success.
The Canadian at present has 11 medals (8 golds, 3 silvers) all through 14 World Cup events this era.
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After successful the the magnates opponents on Friday, Mika ël Kingsbury of Deux-Montagnes, Que., gained the double magnates event on Saturday, on the FIS World Cup drop in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
American mogulist Jaelin Kauf gained gold within the women’s event, whereas Rina Yanagimoto of Japan took silver, and Kazakhstan’s Anastassiya Gordoko declared bronze.
The final event of the World Cup magnates interval takes place in Livigno, Italy, beginning on Tuesday, March 11.
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