Mikaël Kingsbury
Encyclopedia
Mikaël Kingsbury is a Canadian
freestyle skier
from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
, Quebec
. Kingsbury currently resides in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec
. He was the 2009–10 FIS World Cup Rookie of the Year, and has won two FIS World Championship
medals.
season, Kingsbury won his first World Cup event. With the victory, he became the first 18 year old to win an FIS Freestyle World Cup event.
Kingsbury continued his blossoming season by winning the bronze medal in the moguls event of the 2011 FIS World Championships
, finishing behind countryman Alexandre Bilodeau
, and winner Guilbaut Colas
. In the dual moguls event Kingsbury again finished behind Bilodeau, this time in the finals. He fell in the last pairing and thus won the silver medal. Kingsbury said on the World Championships that "I never thought at the beginning of the season that I'd be able to be two times on the podium at Deer Valley, the hardest course in the world. Alex, since I was young was my example to follow, it's awesome to be in the final against him."
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
freestyle skier
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts is a town in the province of Quebec in the regional county municipality of Les Laurentides, in the administrative region of Laurentides, also known as the "Laurentians" or the Laurentian Mountains...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Kingsbury currently resides in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec
Deux-Montagnes, Quebec
Deux-Montagnes is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles where it flows out of Lake of Two Mountains...
. He was the 2009–10 FIS World Cup Rookie of the Year, and has won two FIS World Championship
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for Freestyle Skiing. It was first organized in 1986 and is now held every odd year. Currently, the events included in the world championships are Moguls, Dual Moguls, Aerials, Ski cross, Slopestyle and Half-pipe...
medals.
Career
He was the 2009–10 FIS World Cup Rookie of the Year for his participation in the 2009-10 Freestyle Skiing World Cup. In the third moguls event of the 2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
The 2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season started on 12 December 2010 and lasted until 20 March 2011. The World Cup was organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in cross-country skiing, ski jumping,...
season, Kingsbury won his first World Cup event. With the victory, he became the first 18 year old to win an FIS Freestyle World Cup event.
Kingsbury continued his blossoming season by winning the bronze medal in the moguls event of the 2011 FIS World Championships
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011
The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held at Deer Valley Resort, together with Park City Mountain Resort. The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Championships took place from January 30 until February 7, 2011, and included aerials, moguls, dual moguls and ski cross competitions at Deer Valley...
, finishing behind countryman Alexandre Bilodeau
Alexandre Bilodeau
Alexandre Bilodeau is a Canadian freestyle skier from Montreal, Quebec. Bilodeau currently resides in Rosemère, Quebec. Bilodeau won a gold medal in the men's moguls at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games held in Canada after...
, and winner Guilbaut Colas
Guilbaut Colas
Guilbaut Colas is a French Mogul skier who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and has seven World Cup victories. Born in Échirolles, Colas has competed for his nation in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Men's Moguls. Although he had the best time his "air score" was not as good and he finished sixth...
. In the dual moguls event Kingsbury again finished behind Bilodeau, this time in the finals. He fell in the last pairing and thus won the silver medal. Kingsbury said on the World Championships that "I never thought at the beginning of the season that I'd be able to be two times on the podium at Deer Valley, the hardest course in the world. Alex, since I was young was my example to follow, it's awesome to be in the final against him."