Kingsbury, Robichaud win Canadian dual moguls titles

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Kingsbury, Robichaud win Canadian dual moguls titles

The Canadian Press Published Monday, March 14, 2016 10:20AM EDT

In this Feb. 4, 2014 file photo, Canadian Mikael Kingsbury celebrates his second-place finish in men's moguls during the World Cup freestyle skiing competition in Deer Valley, Utah. (George Frey / THE CANADIAN PRESS / AP)

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CHELSEA, Que. - Mikael Kingsbury of Deux-Montagnes, Que., and Quebec City's Audrey Robichaud stood at the top of their respective podiums on Sunday after the dual moguls competition at the Canadian championships.

The season ended the same way it opened for Kingsbury: with a dual moguls win. Kingsbury won the first FIS World Cup of the season in Ruka, Finland.

The 23-year-old has won a total of eight Canadian mogul championship titles -- five in single moguls and three in dual moguls -- including the mogul event that he won Saturday.

"It was a tough day for us out there today with the weather and all the shade on the course because of how the sun was positioned. We couldn't see much coming down," said Kingsbury. "I'm glad it's over and that I was able to win. Each of these victories means a lot to me. I've had a great season overall and I'm happy with how consistent I was. Winning both national championships is icing on top. I've accomplished a lot this season and now I can rest a bit before preparing for our off-season."

Kingsbury defeated teammate Zac Hoffman, from Toronto, in the final by a score of 25-10 to win the title. In the bronze medal match, national team member Gabriel Dufresne of Repentigny, Que., defeated Alexandre Lavoie of the Quebec Provincial Team, by a score of 35-0.

Robichaud has now won five national titles overall of her own with four of them coming in dual moguls. The veteran of two Olympic Games defeated Andi Naude of Penticton, B.C., 27-8 for the gold medal. Their teammate, Alex-Anne Gagnon of Terrebonne, Que., defeated Maxime Dufour-Lapointe 20-15 for bronze.