Mikaël Kingsbury crowned world champion

Mikaël Kingsbury was most convincing en route to the top step of the podium at the Freestyle Skiing World Championships on Saturday.

The athlete from Deux-Montagnes triumphed in the moguls event in Bakouriani, Georgia, beating Australian Matt Graham and Swedish Walter Wallberg.

Kingsbury totaled 89.82 points, compared to 88.90 and 88.52 for their nearest rivals.

He became the big winner of the Worlds for a seventh time, including during the two previous editions.

Two other Quebecers were in the top 15, Elliott Vaillancourt of Drummondville, 12th, and Julien Viel of Mont Ste-Anne, 14th.

Gabriel Dufresne from Joliette saw his journey come to an end in qualifying, finishing 19th.

On the women’s side, the victory went to Perrine Laffont of France, with 87.40 points.

The podium was completed by American Jaelin Kauf (83.56) and Austrian Avital Carroll (80.19).

Maïa Schwinghammer of Saskatoon finished fifth while Laurianne Desmarais-Gilbert of Ste-Adèle finished 11th.

This is the 19th edition of the World Championships since the first event in Tignes, France, in 1986.

There will be a dual mogul event on Sunday.

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