US EditionStar freestyle skier Kingsbury withdraws from moguls final at World Cup opener
Mikael Kingsbury delayed his pursuit of 100 World Cup wins due to a groin injury sustained during summer training, forcing his withdrawal from the Ruka moguls event.
- On Dec. 7, 2025, Mikael Kingsbury withdrew before the men's small final at the Ruka World Cup season opener, The Canadian Press reported.
- Kingsbury said at a press conference that he has been managing a groin injury sustained during water-ramp training over the summer.
- Kingsbury entered the event with 99 career World Cup victories, delaying a bid for his 100th win; he has won 13 of the last 14 overall crystal globes.
- Ikuma Horishima won the men's event with Walter Wallberg second and Nick Page third, as Page claimed his ninth-career podium.
- The FIS freestyle circuit continues on Monday in Ruka, Finland with another moguls competition before moving to Idre Fjall, Sweden Dec. 12-14, 2025.
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Montreal, December 7, 2025 (Sportcom) – Mikaël Kingsbury warned the media on Friday that he had been annoyed by a groin injury in the last few weeks, endangering his participation in the World Cup of Workers in Ruka this weekend. The acrobatic skier finally took the start of the qualifyings where he finished fourth, but chose to withdraw before the first final, after feeling pain. He got 77.27 points during his qualifier downhill. Only Sweden's …
[Ruka, Finland, Kyodo News] The opening round of the Freestyle Skiing Moguls World Cup (WC) season was held in Ruka, Finland on the 7th, and Yukimasa Horishima (Toyota Motor Corporation) won the men's competition.
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