Kingsbury earns dual moguls silver at Deer Valley World Cup, 8th medal this season
Deux-Montagnes, Que., native defeated by Japan's Ikuma Horishimafrom in men's final
Canadian freestyle skier Mikaël Kingsbury returned to the World Cup podium Saturday night with a silver medal in the men's dual moguls event at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah.
The Deux-Montagnes, Que., native was defeated by Japan's Ikuma Horishima in the men's big final.
Kingsbury, who holds the all-time World Cup wins record with 96, now has six golds and two silvers across 10 events this season. He's ranked first in the men's overall moguls World Cup standings with 807 points, leading France's Benjamin Cavet by 264 points.
The 32-year-old holds a 312-215 point lead over Sweden's Filip Gravenfors in the dual moguls standings, and a 495-338 point lead over Horishima in the moguls standings.
Kingsbury finished 16th in Friday night's individual moguls competition, ending his four-event winning streak.
WATCH l Kingsbury finishes 2nd in Deer Valley dual moguls:
Elliot Vaillancourt of Drummondville, Que., finished seventh Saturday night, his second straight top-ten finish after placing ninth in moguls.
Saskatoon's Maia Schwinghammer was eighth in the women's dual moguls competition, which was won by Beijing Olympic silver medallist Jaelin Kauf of the United States.
Kauf beat France's Perrine Laffont, while American Olivia Giaccio took bronze.
Schwinghammer claimed moguls bronze on Friday night after capturing her first-ever World Cup gold medal last week at Val Saint-Côme, Que.
The World Cup moguls circuit continues Feb. 21 in Beidahu, China.
Watch live coverage of the events on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem. A live streaming schedule is available here.
WATCH l Full replay of women's dual moguls event:
