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Alex Bilodeau picked up his third FIS Freestyle World Cup win of the season, while Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won her first-ever at the event Val Saint-Come, Canada.
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Canadian Alex Bilodeau won his third World Cup moguls event in a row at Val St. Come in Canada.
The reigning Olympic champion finished ahead of defending world champion Mikael Kingsbury.
Bilodeau won with a score of 26.49 while Kingsbury followed with 25.66.
Bradley Wilson of the United States was third, 23.90 was his score.
SOUNDBITE; (English) Alex Bilodeau:
"Definitely I love competing at home and it was my last World Cup, my last event in front of Canadians in my career, so it's amazing to finish like that at home and it's very cheerful heading towards the Olympics like that."
In the women's event it was a Canadian and sibling one-two, Chloe Dufour-Lapointe beat her sister Justine.
Chloe cored 23.79 beating her sister, who scored 22.51.
It was a first World Cup win for Chloe, whose better turning scores sealed the victory. Justine had skied a faster time and got higher scores for her jumps.
Japan's Junko Hoshino came home third, and it was her first-ever podium.
The 24-year-old finished just ahead of World Cup moguls leader Hannah Kearney, the American scoring 21.61.
SOUNDBITE: (English) Chloe Dufour-Lapointe:
"It was super-nice to be here and skiing in front of my fans. We don't have enough chances to ski in front (of our fans), so the crowd was really nice to us and I took that energy to ski down and make them a show."
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Wins for Bilodeau and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe in Canada
Tuesday, January 21 2014Category:Winter sports