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INAWASHIRO, Japan -- Canadian moguls skier Mikael Kingsbury says he always sets his sights on a podium finish. And lately, hes been getting a lot of them. After winning bronze at a World Cup event on Saturday, the reigning Olympic silver medallist capped off his weekend in Japan with gold in dual moguls on Sunday. "Yesterday I wasnt disappointed, but I made an uncharacteristic mistake. Today I felt very good," Kingsbury said. "I really wanted to win and I focused on the stuff I was doing well. I didnt have my best training this morning so I had to refocus and managed to get the win." Kingsbury, of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Que., outperformed Japans Sho Endo in his final run. Montreals Pascal-Olivier Gagne took bronze for his first World Cup podium finish. The 24-year-old Gagne, who was ousted by Kingsbury in the semifinal, said that simply cracking the semis was a huge step for him, but winning bronze and sharing his first podium with Kingsbury and Sho was even better. "I was already assured of fourth place so it didnt even matter what happened after, I was just so happy to be there," he said. "I went to see Mik before the dual and took him in my arms because I knew it was my best result ever. "To share the podium with him, hes the most consistent skier Ive seen and Sho, hes one of the best right now, so to share the podium with both these guys really means a lot to me." Gagne got off to a slow start this season, making only one final in his first six events. While his Canadian teammates were winning medals in Sochi, Gagne had to go back to the NorAm circuit to earn a spot in this weekends World Cup event in Japan. He placed seventh in singles and second in dual moguls at Apex Mountain Resort outside of Penticton, B.C. on Feb. 15 and 16, respectively. Gagne says winning his first World Cup medal on the tough Japanese course made his victory even sweeter. "To finally have my first podium ever, and to have it here in Inawashiro means a lot to me," he said. "Its one of the courses thats the most difficult in the world. Its the course I always looked up to when I was young watching my idols. Its really a fight every time to ski here so Im really happy I made my first podium here." Quebec Citys Philippe Marquis was fourth, Montreals Marc-Antoine Gagnon placed fifth after being knocked out in the quarter-finals by Kingsbury, and two-time Olympic gold medallist Alex Bilodeau of Rosemere, Que., was ninth. In dual moguls, two skiers race down a course against each other, with the top score awarded to the athlete who performs the best tricks in the quickest time. Kingsbury admitted that having to ski against a fellow Canadian isnt exactly ideal. "For sure I dont want to face them in duals because its not fun to have to go up against your teammate," he said. "But when were in the gate, its like theyre from another country. Im not going to ski differently because theyre my friend. We push even harder almost when we are going against our own teammates, but we had a lot of fun today." On the womens side, Hannah Kearney of the United States won gold, followed by Elena Muratova of Russia and Japans Junko Hoshino. Montreals Maxime Dufour-Lapointe, who won bronze in the womens singles event Saturday, placed fifth. Her sister and reigning Olympic gold medallist Justine Dufour-Lapointe, finished ninth after taking first place on Saturday. Kevin Durant Jersey . Serbia captain Bogdan Obradovic said his team will include 9th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic and 27th-ranked Viktor Troicki as he decided to let the top-ranked Djokovic rest. Andre Roberson Jersey . Spieth again showed game well beyond his 20 years with a 9-under 63 on the North Course, giving him a one-shot lead over Stewart Cink going into the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open. http://www.cheapthundersjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-kevin-hervey-jersey . 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The Brit fell 33 points behind Nico Rosberg after finishing third in Suzuka following a poor start, while he cancelled two media briefings claiming he was disrespected by the written press.Hamiltons disastrous and possibly decisive weekend in the title race followed his use of Snapchat during Thursdays press conference, for which he was heavily criticised by Fleet Street. And, as Kevin Eason writes in The Times, his overblown reaction revealed a delicate ego and a fragile mental state. Japanese GP winners & losersExecutives were mouthing the word meltdown afterwards to describe Hamiltons mood after a tumultuous three days in which he slid from cocky prankster to sullen loser as he realised that this world championship is slipping through his fingers, continues Eason.While Hamilton donned a tin hat and dug his solitary trench after declaring war on the worlds press, Rosberg kept himself to himself as he has all season; head down and focus on his mantra, he says. And it works. Lewis Hamilton drops back to eighth after a poor start in the Japanese GP The Telegraphs Daniel Johnson agrees that Mercedes fear their lead driver is in meltdown at one of the most critical junctures of his career while citing that Hamilton is cracking under pressure from his team-mate.Hamilton is without a victory in five Grands Prix while Rosberg continues to flourish, and the German can afford to cruise to a maiden title with just four races remaining. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. The extra few per cent which ensured in the last two years that Rosberg was left trailing have gone missing, Johnson writes. More worrying are signs the apparent psychological fortitude he has built up can crumble so spectacularly under pressure from Rosberg. Nico and Lewis in 2016: A sprint to the finish Nico Rosberg Lewis Hamilton Points 313 280 Best possible finish 413 380 What they need for title 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st* *four wins would still not guarantee title Hamilton hits the self-destruct button, is the headline on Johnsons article, while The Daily Mail reports that Lewis needs title miracle as blunder lets Nico coast to win.dddddddddddd A Monday piece in The Guardian, meanwhile, focuses on Hamiltons Snapchat antics.It is a testament to Hamiltons apparently bottomless reserves of childishness that he somehow contrived to emerge from what should have been a relatively amusing wheeze looking utterly charmless, writes Barry Glendenning. Lewis Hamilton says his horror start in Suzuka was down to wheelspin Increasingly prone to conducting himself in the manner of a man who believes he is some sort of riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, more often than not his attempts to appear brooding and inscrutable come across as the childishness of a paranoid brat.The reaction to Hamiltons cancelled post-qualifying press briefing was also explosive within Fleet Street, with Johnson writing in the Sunday Telegraph that Hamiltons bizarre behaviour left Mercedes red-faced again.Wolff: Lewis form not affectedIn another sign that Hamilton has the freedom to act as he likes without fulfilling Mercedes wishes, the world champion suggested he would not be fulfilling his written media duties much longer, Johnson continued.The Sunday Mirrors back page headline of the story was Berk in the Merc while The Suns respective headlines read Lew-sing plot and Ham snaps. Lewis Hamiltons dad insists disappointments on the track and distractions off it wont distract the world champions bid to retain the title Lewis Hamilton was all snap and no chat, penned Jonny Fordham. Hamilton was livid at the unsurprisingly negative reaction to his childish Snapchat antics.Now the growing feeling among the paddock is that Hamilton does not just run Merc but the whole of Formula One and he has become untouchable. But this is Hamiltons world. A social media bubble where his die-hard fans worship motorsports Mr Marmite like a leader of a cult.Dont miss The F1 Reports review of the Japanese GP on Sky Sports F1 at 8.30pm on Wednesday eveningYou can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Wolff: Lewis form not affected Japanese GP winners & losers The Formula 1 Gossip Column Japanese GP driver ratings ' ' '