A century of World Cup wins as Kingsbury hits 100-milestone in Val St. Côme
Jan 10, 2026·Freestyle)
Dense fog and poor visibility clouded the opening day of competition at Val St. Côme, but Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) was always crystal clear about the mission at hand.
The 33-year-old needed a clutch showing, after weather conditions meant a top-16 cut from qualifications served as a superfinal.
But trust the greatest Moguls skier of all time to step up to the hill and deliver under pressure.
His score of 85.83 put him top of the field, ahead of second-placed Matt Graham (AUS), who posted 83.50 and Nick Page (USA), who was third with 80.96.
That a century of World Cup wins came under adverse weather conditions but with the warmth of a home crowd, was especially meaningful to the Canadian, a Quebec native himself.
“It’s unreal. I cannot find the words to describe this,” an emotional Kingsbury, who sustained an injury during summer training, said.
“I knew it might be possible to do it at home. I couldn’t ski in Ruka, which is one of my favourite courses. I didn’t have the best training, but I was getting better with every run.”
Kingsbury’s first career World Cup win also came at home, when the then-18-year-old took victory at the Mont Gabriel World Cup in 2010.
On his 100th, Kingsbury was handed a special commemorative bib to mark the achievement.
The women’s competition was decided based on qualification results.
Jakara Anthony (AUS) took the win after a 79.83 run, finishing ahead of Tess Johnson (USA) and Olivia Giaccio (USA), who scored 75.85 and 75.78, respectively.
The result means reigning Olympic champion Anthony is the new leader of the Cup standings, with 240 points and 10 points ahead of Johnson. Giaccio is third a further 30 points behind.
With teammate Matt Graham also taking the lead on the men’s side, it marks two Australians as concurrent holders of the yellow bib.
Competition continues on 10 January, with the Dual Moguls event. Preliminary rounds begin at 16:15 local time.
QUICK LINKS
Val St. Côme World Cup FIS data page (start lists, results, etc)
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