Canadians Maia Schwinghammer and Mikael Kingsbury deliver Moguls magic in Val St. Come
Feb 01, 2025·Freestyle)
It was a momentous Moguls night for Canada’s freestyle team at Val St. Côme as Maia Schwinghammer won her first World Cup while Mikael Kinsgbury claimed a record 95th World Cup win.
Schwinghammer was the first Canadian to claim victory on home snow on Friday night after posting 80.07 in the women’s big final at Val St. Côme (CAN).
Friday’s win marks Schwinghammer’s second podium finish of the season after she finished third at Idre Fjall (SWE) in December.
The Canadian admitted battling nerves in the lead-up to competition.
“Coming out this morning I was definitely the most nervous I’ve been for a World Cup, I think, ever,” said Schwinghammer.
Schwinghammer claimed victory ahead of Jaelin Kauf (USA), who finished with 77.85 points. Compatriot Olivia Giaccio (USA) took third place behind Kauf by just a sliver on 77.71 points.
Perrine Laffont (FRA) narrowly missed the podium for the first time this season with a fourth-place score of 75.21.
Kingsbury claims 95th World Cup win
On the men’s side, current World Cup standings leader Mikael Kingsbury won the men’s event with 87.42 points, well clear of runner-up and compatriot Julien Viel’s 80.56 points.
Finland’s Olli Penttala rounded up the podium with 78.28 points to claim his first top-three finish at a World Cup. Viel’s result on Friday is his second podium finish of his World Cup career after previously claiming third place in Dual Moguls in 2023.
The 32-year-old said being the last skier to drop into the Moguls course at Val St. Côme was a special moment for him.
Kingsbury’s win on Friday marks his 95th overall World Cup victory and his fifth win of the 2024/25 FIS season. He was also runner-up in Bakuriani (GEO) in December, giving him a total of six podium finishes out of eight starts thus far. Of Kingsbury’s 95 World Cup wins, 61 have been in Moguls.
Val St. Côme will host a second day of competition on Saturday when the Dual Moguls event takes place. Preliminary rounds begin from 16:45 local time, followed by finals from 19:30.
QUICK LINKS
Val St. Côme World Cup FIS data page (start lists, results, etc)
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