Canada's Kingsbury finishes 3rd at World Cup moguls event in France
CBC
Mikaël Kingsbury returned to the moguls podium on Friday in Alpe d'Huez, France, finishing third behind a pair of Japanese competitors.
The Canadian scored 81.34, taking bronze behind Ikuma Horishima (87.84) and Daichi Hara (82.96).
Kingsbury, of Deux Montagnes, Que., missed the podium altogether in the event last weekend in Idre Fjall, Sweden, before rallying for gold in the dual moguls final.
Fellow Canadians Kerrian Chunlaud and Gabriel Dufresne finished 11th and 17th, respectively.
WATCH | Kingsbury claims World Cup bronze in France:
On the women's side, Australia's Jakara Anthony took gold, while Berkley Brown was the top Canadian, finishing 15th.
Action continues from Alpe d'Huez on Saturday which you can stream live on CBCSports.ca beginning at 8 a.m. ET.
WATCH | Kingsbury prevails in big final of dual moguls season opener:
Eight straight losses to the Americans.
Canadian freestyle skier Mikaël Kingsbury earned the 100th World Cup victory of his career on Friday night.
Hockey Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee will name the Olympic women’s hockey team on Friday afternoon, less than a month before the Canadians open the tournament against Finland on Feb. 5.
In 2018, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Pyeongchang, legendary ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir strapped on their skates for the final time at the Olympics.
Shekai Mills-Knight, a freshman running back for Ole Miss, will earn some attention Thursday night when his Rebels take on the Miami Hurricanes in an NCAA semifinal football game in Glendale, Ariz., but he first made news a decade ago as a grade-schooler deemed too big for the local little league.
Not so long ago, the prospect of two Canadians meeting in Italy’s Serie A would have seemed an unlikely turn. But on Tuesday night in Reggio Emilia, in the crisp, anxious minutes before the whistle blew and host Sassuolo dug in against Juventus, Ismael Koné and Jonathan David stood on opposite sides of the pitch, pretending not to know each other.
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here.
Nearing full health, Olympics is No. 1 goal for moguls legend Kingsbury over potential milestone win
Canadian freestyle skier and reigning Olympic silver medallist Mikaël Kingsbury says he’s almost at full health following a left groin injury as he prepares for a return to World Cup moguls this week in Val St-Côme, Que.
Zayne Parekh didn't have much interest in the high-water mark he had just surpassed.
Canada will play for bronze at the world junior hockey championship.
Chris Jones reports from Milan ahead of the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Cole Reschny tuned into the world junior hockey championship with his family growing up.
On the ice inside a rink in Etobicoke, Ont., where Team Canada was running its second Olympic training camp this past fall, head coach Troy Ryan skated over to Blayre Turnbull.