The logic is respected. Domination continues. The king remains well installed on his throne. Mikaël Kingsbury is world champion for the seventh time in his career, a fourth time in singles.
Larger competition, same result. The pride of Deux-Montagnes, a nine-time World Cup medalist this season, continued the work by defending her title brilliantly at the Freestyle Skiing World Championships on Saturday in Bakuriani, Georgia.
As usual, Kingsbury led the group in qualifying and then in the final. He was therefore the last to start in the super final, while the skiers who preceded him had set the bar very high. The result to beat: Australian Matt Graham’s 88.90 points.
Red glasses on the eyes, yellow jersey on the back, Kingsbury descended the slope in 23.07 seconds. Fast, all technical, the king of the moguls landed his back somersault and 1080 to perfection. He scored 89.82 points.
Seeing his score, which formalized his third consecutive title after those of 2019 and 2021, the Quebecer raised his arms in the air before dropping his skis to the ground.
“I came here without pressure, he said in an interview at the bottom of the track. […] The guys were pushing, it was one of the strongest super finals I’ve skied in. I just believed in myself. It was awesome. »
Kingsbury proudly wore the Canadian flag around his waist as he took the top step of the podium minutes later.
Matt Graham took silver, while Sweden’s Walter Wallberg took bronze with 88.52 points.