Canada’s Alex Bilodeau defends moguls gold, Kingsbury second

Canadians Alex Bilodeau, gold medallist, right, and silver medallist Mikael Kingbury celebrate their win following the men’s moguls finals at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

The Canadian Press

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Canada’s Alex Bilodeau has won his second straight gold medal in Olympic moguls.

His teammate Mikael Kingsbury captured the silver.

The Canadians narrowly missed sweeping the podium as Marc-Antoine Gagnon finished fourth.

Bilodeau, who won Canada’s first gold medal four years ago in Vancouver, had a near-flawless final run to earn a score of 26.31.

Kingsbury, who has been Bilodeau’s main rival on the World Cup circuit this season, had a small stumble in his final run to finish with 24.71.

Russia’s Alexandr Smyshlyaev was third with 24.34.

Bilodeau is the first moguls skier to defend an Olympic title.