Kingsbury, Laffont continue to lead moguls WC
Sunday - January 26, 2020 2:03 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Ottawa, Jan 26 (IANS) Home favourite Mikael Kingsbury, and Perrine Laffont of France continued their overall lead at the FIS Freestyle Ski moguls World Cup after claiming victories in Mont Tremblant, Canada.
In the first event of 2020 in the moguls World Cup calendar, Kingsbury withstood the pressure from challenger Ikuma Horishima, taking top spot with a total of 86.80 points, only 0.2 better than his Japanese rival in the men's competition, reports Xinhua news agency.
Benjamin Cavet of France was placed third with a score of 83.99 points on Saturday.
It was the third World Cup victory of the season for Kingsbury. In the overall moguls World Cup ranking, Kingsbury continues to lead the way with 380 points. Horishima and Cavet are sitting in respective second and third position with 320 and 224 points.
In the women's competition, Laffont extended her winning streak to a perfect four-for-four so far this season, claiming top spot with a score of 82.14 points.
--IANS kk/dpb
In the first event of 2020 in the moguls World Cup calendar, Kingsbury withstood the pressure from challenger Ikuma Horishima, taking top spot with a total of 86.80 points, only 0.2 better than his Japanese rival in the men's competition, reports Xinhua news agency.
Benjamin Cavet of France was placed third with a score of 83.99 points on Saturday.
It was the third World Cup victory of the season for Kingsbury. In the overall moguls World Cup ranking, Kingsbury continues to lead the way with 380 points. Horishima and Cavet are sitting in respective second and third position with 320 and 224 points.
In the women's competition, Laffont extended her winning streak to a perfect four-for-four so far this season, claiming top spot with a score of 82.14 points.
--IANS kk/dpb
