Mikaël Kingsbury

Canadian Freestyle Skier and Olympian

Mikaël Kingsbury - Canadian Freestyle Skier and Olympian
Born

July 24th, 1992
32 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Canada

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Competed in freestyle skiing, specializing in mogul events. Achieved significant success in international competitions, including the FIS World Cup circuit. Secured multiple World Cup titles and won the gold medal in mogul skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Also claimed numerous medals at World Championships throughout the career.

Won the gold medal in mogul skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Secured multiple FIS World Cup titles

Achieved multiple medals at World Championships

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