Alex Bilodeau of Rosemère, Que., earned his fourth straight victory on the World Cup freestyle skiing circuit on Friday and clinched the season moguls title for the first time in his career.
“Winning the title was one of my goals this season,” said Bilodeau, 21, who was second in the World Cup moguls standings in the 2005-06 season, third in 2006-07 and fourth last season. “To achieve that I knew I needed to be consistently successful both in training and in competition and I accomplished that.”
In Friday’s men’s moguls, Bilodeau tabulated 26.63 points with Tapio Luusua of Finland second with 25.99 and Michael Morse of the U.S., third at 25.86.
“The conditions were difficult here but I was well prepared,” said Bilodeau. “I ran solid and mistake-free runs. The final had a very strong field and again you needed a very high score to win. It’s great to face that kind of competition. You can’t rest on your laurels. You have to constantly improve or else someone is going to pass you.”
The Canadian National Freestyle Ski Team, seen here with 2010 Olympic mascot and mogul skier, Miga
