Mikaël Kingsbury to Retire After Canadian Championships

Mikaël Kingsbury, the most decorated moguls skier in history, is set to retire from competitive freestyle skiing on Saturday night following the Canadian championships in his hometown of Deux-Montagnes, Quebec.

The 33-year-old athlete, known as the King of Moguls, will conclude a career that spans more than a decade of dominance on the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup circuit. Kingsbury began his journey on the same course where he will take his final run, marking a full circle for the prodigy who first competed there as a child. His retirement comes after achieving 100 World Cup victories, a milestone he targeted deliberately. "I like round numbers, and I love stats," Kingsbury said in an interview. "I was going to retire once I got to at least 100. It was clear in my mind."

Kingsbury's resume includes 29 Crystal Globes, nine world championship titles and five Olympic medals, comprising two golds and three silvers. He secured his first World Cup podium in December 2010 at age 18, finishing third overall in his debut full season and claiming the moguls season title the following year. From the 2011-12 to 2019-20 seasons, he won nine consecutive overall moguls titles, a streak...