Narara skier Matt Graham has taken out second place in the dual moguls at Deer Valley. The 26-year-old was neck in neck with Mikael Kingsbury throughout the course but the Canadian, ultimately got the silverware. Nevertheless, the result has pushed Graham to the top of the mogul standings, ahead . by Sarah Iuliano | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
Owens first, Johnson third in Deer Valley dual moguls
Kai Owens, center, and Tess Johnson, right celebrate Friday’s podium.
Avon’s Kai Owens won a dual moguls event Friday in Deer Valley, Utah, with Vail’s Tess Johnson in third. Here’s the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team release:
Day two of mogul competitions at the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International ended with a bang as three Americans, Kai Owens, Hannah Soar, and Tess Johnson triumphantly stood on top of the podium at the base of Deer Valley’s Champion course. Loads of fresh snow and low visibility didn’t stop 16-year-old Owens from capitalizing on Thursday’s career-best to earn her first-ever World Cup win (despite only having 10 World Cup starts under her belt). Owens bested her teammate Hannah Soar in the big final to take the win. This marks the first time in history that Americans have swept a dual moguls World Cup competition, and demonstrates the might of the #powHERhouse women’s mogu
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DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah — Canadian moguls star Mikael Kingsbury was a winner in his return to World Cup competition, taking the gold medal in Thursday s men s event.Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, . . .