Freestyle skier Kingsbury named Lou Marsh winner as Canada's top athlete
Freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury was named the 2018 recipient of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete Tuesday.
OFFICIAL: Mikael Kingsbury has been named the 2018 winner of the Lou Marsh award as Canada's athlete of the year.
— Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) December 11, 2018
Well deserved honour for Kingsbury, after knocking out a golden year for the books.
The 26-year-old captured the gold medal in moguls at the 2018 PyeongChang Games in February, improving on his silver-medal finish in Sochi four years ago and further solidifying his standing as the most accomplished moguls skier of all time.
At the conclusion of the 2017-18 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup season, Kingsbury ranked No. 1 overall and No. 1 in moguls, his seventh straight year leading both categories.
Kingsbury is the fifth skier to capture the Lou Marsh Trophy and first since world champion Lucile Wheeler was honored in 1958.
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