Mt.Gabriel - DUAL MOGULS - CANADA Takes 4 of 6!

FIS FREESTYLE World Cup
January 15, 2011 - Mont Gabriel, QUE CAN
Ladies and Men's Dual Moguls
Artsy DM Course Look - Mont Gabriel

Ladies Final Results:
First Place - Justine DuFOUR LaPOINTE - CAN
Second Place - Anastassia GUNCHENKO - RUS
Third Place - Jennifer HEIL - CAN
COMPLETE FINAL RESULTS - CLICK HERE
FIS Freestyle World Cup - Ladies Podium - DM

FIS Freestyle World Cup - Ladies Podium - DM

Men's Final Results:
First Place - Alexandre BILODEAU - CAN
Second Place - Mikael KINGSBURY - CAN
Third Place - Guilbaut COLAS - FRA
COMPLETE FINAL RESULTS - CLICK HERE

FIS Freestyle World Cup - Men's Podium - DM

FIS Freestyle World Cup - Men's Podium - DM

Press Release:

SOURCE CFSA - Ste. Ad?ɬ�le, Que. ?��Ǩ�� Following in the footsteps of Canadian sporting greats Jean-Luc Brassard and Alex Bilodeau, Montreal?��Ǩ�Ѣs Justine-Dufour Lapointe won a FIS World Cup gold at Ski Mont Gabriel in the Canada Post Freestyle Grand Prix today. Dufour-Lapointe (Montreal, Que.), who becomes the youngest female to win an FIS mogul World Cup, did so 20 years after Brassard?��Ǩ�Ѣs first win and five years after Bilodeau?��Ǩ�Ѣs first win here. Both Brassard and Bilodeau went on to become Olympic Champions. Dufour-Lapointe was joined in top spot, by Bilodeau (Rosem?ɬ�re, Que.) who won today?��Ǩ�Ѣs men?��Ǩ�Ѣs division. A hometown crowd of about 2,000 braved snow and -15 degree temperatures to watch the exciting head-to-head event where eight Canadian women and seven Canadian men progressed to the 16-athlete finals. Dufour-Lapointe battled Russia?��Ǩ�Ѣs Anastassia Gunchenko for top spot, while Jenn Heil (Spruce Grove, Alta) bested Justine?��Ǩ�Ѣs older sister Chlo?ɬ� in the consolation round. In fact, the three Dufour-Lapointe sisters, Justine, Chlo?ɬ� and Maxime, all of whom grew up skiing with the Mt. Gabriel Freestyle Team, made it to the finals. It was the first time in Canadian Freestyle history that three siblings from the same family competed in a World Cup event together. Justine, who won a bronze in a dual event in Meribel, France earlier in the season, said, ?��Ǩ?�I?��Ǩ�Ѣm really stoked, I?��Ǩ�Ѣm more than happy. I can?��Ǩ�Ѣt believe that I won my first World Cup here in Mt. Gabriel and in my home country for only my third competition on the World Cup circuit.?��Ǩ�� She added, ?��Ǩ?�Racing with my sisters is always fun because we?��Ǩ�Ѣre really close and we don?��Ǩ�Ѣt really fight, it?��Ǩ�Ѣs more just a mental challenge.?��Ǩ�� For her part, Heil, who now lives in Montreal, was encouraged to see such a strong crowd at the event and even more to see the younger generation stepping up to the plate. She said, ?��Ǩ?�It?��Ǩ�Ѣs so awesome to be at home here and the crowd here is seriously the best in the world. And it?��Ǩ�Ѣs great to see the kids, like Justine and Mika?ɬ�l on the podium.?��Ǩ�� Dufour-Lapointe and Heil headed up a very strong finish for the Canadian team today. Other finalists included: Chlo?ɬ� Dufour-Lapointe (Montreal, Que.) in 4th; Audrey Robichaud (Quebec City) in 5th; Kristi Richards (Summerland, B.C.) in 6th; Alexandra Dufresne (Lorraine, Que.); Maxime Dufour-Lapointe (Montreal, Que.) in 15th; and B?ɬ�atrice Bilodeau (Rosem?ɬ�re, Que.) in 16th. Chelsea Henitiuk (Spruce Grove, Alta) finished the day in 19th spot. On the men?��Ǩ�Ѣs side, Bilodeau beat teammate Mika?ɬ�l Kingsbury (Deux Montagnes, Que.) in the final. Bilodeau said, ?��Ǩ?�It feels great to touch the podium again and I think the results here are really promising for the rest of the season.?��Ǩ�� Guilbaut Colas of France beat Jeremy Cota of the USA for the bronze medal; Colas maintains the yellow bib as the current standings leader. Bilodeau is also encouraged by what he sees from the team?��Ǩ�Ѣs rookies, ?��Ǩ?�What we see here today with the men and the women speaks to the excellent job the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association is doing and it looks really positive for the future.?��Ǩ�� It was Kingsbury?��Ǩ�Ѣs third medal of the season ?��Ǩ�� last month he won silver in the season-opener in Ruka, Finland and then gold in Changchun, China ?��Ǩ�� it was also some of the fastest skiing the 18-year-old has ever done. Kingsbury said, ?��Ǩ?�I did everything I could today. Against Alex in the final, I gave all I had, but he was definitely quicker than I was today. Still, I?��Ǩ�Ѣm satisfied by what I was able to do.?��Ǩ��

Current World Cup Leaders:
Ladies - Hannah KEARNEY - USA
Men's - Guilbaut COLAS - FRA
Current World Cup Leaders - MO