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Kingsbury completes World Cup sweep on home snow with dual moguls victory

Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury celebrates after winning the men's dual moguls World Cup event on Saturday night at Val Saint-Côme, Que. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press - image credit)
Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury celebrates after winning the men's dual moguls World Cup event on Saturday night at Val Saint-Côme, Que. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press - image credit)

Canadian freestyle ski star Mikaël Kingsbury captured his second World Cup gold medal in as many days with a dual moguls victory Saturday night at Val Saint-Côme, Que.

Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., dazzled the home crowd while beating France's Benjamin Cavet in the men's big final.

American Nick Page took bronze.

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The 32-year-old Kingsbury extended his all-time World Cup wins record to 96. He also won the men's moguls competition on Friday night, which followed back-to-back World Cup victories last weekend in Waterville, N.H.

Kingsbury has six gold medals and a silver across seven events this season and leads the men's overall moguls World Cup standings with 712 points. He holds a 232-205 point lead over Cavet in the dual moguls standings.

Saskatoon's Maia Schwinghammer, who won the women's moguls Friday, finished sixth as the top Canadian in the dual moguls event.

The World Cup moguls circuit continues Thursday at Deer Valley in Park City, Utah.

Watch live coverage of the events on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem. A live streaming schedule is available here.