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Canadian freestyle skier Julien Ville won bronze in the men's competition on Monday at the season-opening Moguls World Cup in Ruka, Finland.
Ville, from Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, scored 79.30 in the second men's event to claim the fourth World Cup medal of his career.
Australia's Matt Graham won with 81.72 points, followed by Japan's Ikuma Horishima with 80.58.
Star skier Mikael Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que., did not compete Monday. He withdrew from Sunday's men's competition ahead of the small final.
Kingsbury, who has 99 career world championship victories, said at a pre-tournament press conference that he had a groin injury.
Jakara Anthony completed the Australian sweep on Monday, winning the women's tournament with a score of 79.89. She is followed by Americans Olivia Giaccio (78.64) and Jaelin Kauf (78.08).
Berkley Brown of Aurora, Ont., was the top Canadian with 67.59 points.
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Julien Ville of Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, beat American Nick Page by one point in the men's small final to take bronze in the FIS World Cup mogul pairs at Beidahu Ski Resort near Jilin, China.
