Calgary (AB), Canada – Saturday was another incredible day for the Canadian Mogul Team on Saturday with a second consecutive World Cup women’s podium sweep and the top two spots on the men’s podium.

Chloé Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal, the overall women’s FIS Freestyle Moguls points leader, finished in first place with a score of 77.42 narrowly beating out younger sister, Justine, who finished with 77.24. Andi Naude, of Penticton, B.C., finished third (74.11) for her second career podium and her first on home soil.

“It’s always special to be at the top because we all want to be there, “ said Chloé Dufour-Lapointe. “Our team is so strong and we have so much talent. This is my first win in Calgary, so I’m going to remember it. The course is so hard and challenging. I really had to be at my best and avoid making any mistakes out there.”

The sweep comes exactly one week after the Dufour-Lapointe sisters, including Maxime, swept the FIS World Cup podium at Val Saint-Côme, Quebec.

“Last week really motivated us and we wanted to re-live that feeling,” said Justine Dufour-Lapointe. “When you go through something historic, it gives you incredible energy. We pushed really hard today and skied really smart. We wanted to perform well here for ourselves and for all the fans that came out to cheer for the team. Their support is incredibly important to us.”

The Canadian women’s team showed its depth on Saturday by holding five of the six spots in the super final. Audrey Robichaud (Quebec City, Que.) finished fourth and Maxime Dufour-Lapointe (Montreal, Que.) finished sixth.

“I’m at a loss for words right now to be able to do this in Canada with my teammates next to me,” said the 20-year-old Naude. “It’s an honor to just ski for this team. We’re surrounded by so much talent each day. I’m proud to be up on the podium today with two greats and I’m thankful for my teammates and coaches that push me to be better.”

Mikaela Matthews, of Frisco, Colo., lead the charge for the U.S. women, finishing 8^th to  secure the 12^th top-10 finish of her career. Her skiing and jumping were strong, but slower speed in her first final run kept her out of the top six for the super final. Ali Kariotis followed in 11^th, Nessa Dziemian was 15^th, Jaelin Kauf 19^th, Keaton McCargo 22^nd and Heidi Kloser 26^th.

“I just cleaned up my whole run this week,” said Matthews. “I struggled with the exit on top air during my comp run in Val Saint-Côme, but I tried to make sure everything was really clean. After not making it all the way around on my back full in training and getting a little mentally freaked out, I was able to put down a really good one off the bottom air during the comp and was happy with that.

“I wish I would have skied a little faster to make that top six, but overall I’m happy with the package that I have right now,” Matthews concluded. “Moving forward, I think I can do what needs to be done to break in to that top six and get on the podium.”

For the men, Mikaël Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, continued his torrid streak on the record books by winning his 31^st career FIS World Cup. Kingsbury’s super final score of 81.63 earned him in the victory, joined on the podium by teammate Philippe Marquis of Quebec City, who finished with 80.51. Japan’s Sho Endo scored 75.34 to finish third, the only competitor not from Canada to land on the Calgary podium.

Saturday’s victory is the sixth consecutive win in Calgary for Kingsbury and his third consecutive victory on the World Cup tour. Kingsbury has now won 10 out of the 11 last mogul World Cups.

“Phil (Marquis) was skiing well all day and I knew that I had to push myself to beat him,” said Kingsbury. “Today wasn’t the best skiing of my life since the course was so challenging for everyone. I still think I jumped pretty well and executed when it mattered the most. We were able to follow our game plan and it brought us results.

“It’s special to do this with one of your best friends,” Kingsbury added. “I’m really happy for Phil, too. He helps bring out the best in me.”

Marquis is coming off two straight fourth-place finishes to start the season. Finishing second in Calgary moves Marquis up to second overall in the FIS rankings behind Kingsbury.

“Mik and I kind of looked at each other leading into the super final and knew something special could happen,” said Marquis. “I’m so happy that we did it. We are such good friends, so it’s fun for us to be competing against each other and finishing in first and second place. We have a great little rivalry, too, and we use our bond to push the other guy to be better. We’re two guys who want to achieve greatness together.”

For the U.S. men, Dylan Walcyzk (Rochester, N.Y.) and Jeremy Cota (Carrabassett Valley, Maine) put down competitive runs, qualifying in sixth and ninth, respectively. Cota chose to up his degree of difficulty on the top air in final one, but was unable to cleanly execute and missed the super final. Walcyzk finished his day in 14^th. Troy Murphy was 21^st and Bruce Perry Jr. 23^rd. Bryon Wilson, of Butte, Mont., did not finish.

The World Cup moguls teams now head to Deer Valley, Utah, for a FIS World Cup double header this week, competing in a moguls event on Thursday and a dual moguls event on Saturday.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup
Calgary, Canada – Jan. 30, 2016

Women’s Moguls

Men’s Moguls