Canadian Mikaël Kingsbury clinches 10th moguls Crystal Globe with gold at World Cup Finals
CBC Sports | Posted: March 18, 2022 8:19 PM | Last Updated: March 18, 2022
Quebec native can add to that total in dual moguls competition on Saturday in France
Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury added to his lengthy list of career accolades on Friday, claiming his 10th moguls Crystal Globe after winning gold at the World Cup Finals in France.
Kingsbury, who fell short of a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, held off Japanese rival Ikuma Horishima by just .04 points in the final singles event of the season.
Olympic champion Walter Wallberg of Sweden claimed third place, both in the France event and overall.
WATCH l Kingsbury captures 10th Crystal Globe in moguls:
Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que., is likely to win another Crystal Globe in dual moguls, where he already owns a healthy lead over Horishima, when he returns to the slopes on Saturday.
You can catch that competition at 10:40 a.m. ET on CBC Gem, the CBC Sports app and CBC Sports' website.
You can watch more dual moguls coverage by streaming Road to the Olympic Games on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on CBCSports.ca. Check your local listings for TV broadcast times.
For Kingsbury, it's a return to the top of the moguls world after an injury-riddled 2020-21 season left him finishing sixth overall.
WATCH l Kingsbury discusses his place in history after winning Crystal Globe:
Expected to win gold in Beijing, the younger Wallberg instead shockingly took the title.
The Canadian won every Crystal Globe, awarded to the overall points leader, from 2012 through 2020. He also took silver at the 2014 Olympics, and gold in 2018.
The 2022 season is the first in which a Crystal Globe in dual moguls will be handed out.