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The Moguls World Cup season wrapped up with the Duals at Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy, on Saturday, March 16. The women’s race was won by Australia’s Jakara Anthony who faced of U.S. mogul skier Jaelin Kauf in the Big Final. Third place went to Elizabeth Lemley who won in the Small Final against teammate Olivia Giaccio. The men’s race was won by Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury in a dual against Takuya Shimakawa from Japan. Third place went to Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team member Nick Page who ended on the podium without a Small Final as his opponent Benjamin Cavet had crashed badly in the semis against Shimakawa and was therefor unable to compete.
Jakara Anthony was also awarded the 23/24 season Dual Moguls Crystal Globe as well as the Overall Moguls Crystal Globe after a season that saw the Australian with 14 victories — breaking her own record of most Freestyle wins in a single season. The previous record of 11 victories had been set by U.S. mogul skier Hannah Kearney. Anthony earned CHF 192,750 (USD 217,082) in prize money, setting a new record for any athlete across both freestyle and snowboard disciplines.
The men’s Dual Moguls and Overall Moguls globes went to Mikael ‘the King’ Kingsbury, who now has 90 World Cup victories to his name. The 31-year-old Canadian won a total of 10 World Cups this season and now has a collection of 26 Crystal Globes in total.
More than half of the women’s top ten standings in Overall Moguls at the end of the 23/24 season feature Stifel USA athletes, with Jaelin Kauf second, Olivia Giaccio third, Hannah Soar fourth, Ali Macuga fifth, Tess Johnson seventh and Elizabeth Lemley 10th. The men’s top ten feature Nick Page in fifth place while Cole McDonald and Dylan Walczyk made the top 15, and Landon Wendler and Dylan Marcellini in the top 20. With this strong performance and incredible depth in the U.S. team, the USA were awarded the Nations Cup for the 23/24 season.
“I think the biggest factor in our success this year was a team culture built around shared success and an attitude of continually striving to do one’s best. The focus wasn’t on results but on consistent quality performances. I’m blessed to coach such an amazing group of people. We have the best team in the world athletically, which is amazing, but what I love most is the great human beings they are all. As we finish this season and start thinking about next year’s prep, I think we will focus a lot on attention to detail. There are a few little things that if we can consistently execute better, I think we can achieve even more success. This season was a blast and I look forward to seeing what everyone is capable of moving forward.”
— Bryon Wilson, Head Coach U.S. Moguls Team
The U.S. Moguls Team is now headed back to the U.S. to finish out the season at U.S. Freestyle Championships in Waterville, New Hampshire, March 22-23.
