(Ruka) Mikaël Kingsbury started the freestyle skiing World Cup moguls season by obtaining bronze on Saturday.
The athlete from Deux-Montagnes collected 79.08 points, finishing behind Japan’s Hikuma Horishima (82.68) and Sweden’s Walter Wallberg (79.88).
Kingsbury was the Olympic champion in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
He has 10 World Cup titles in moguls to his name, including three doubles in moguls and parallel moguls.
Kingsbury begins his 15e season at the World Cup.
At 31, he is the oldest on the men’s side.
He was dominant last season with two gold medals at the Worlds and three World Cup crystal globes.
Kingsbury is the World Cup record holder with 80 victories and 115 podiums.
Julien Viel, from Quebec, obtained eighth position.
The World Cup season began in Ruka, Finland for a fourth year in a row.
The next competition will take place next weekend in Idre Fjall, Sweden.
The December mogul schedule also includes stops at Alpe d’Huez in France and Bakuriani, Georgia.
Val Saint-Côme, in Lanaudière, will host events on January 19 and 20.