US EditionCanada's Mikael Kingsbury wins Olympic gold in men's dual moguls
Mikael Kingsbury secured his fifth Olympic medal by winning the inaugural men’s dual moguls event, delivering Canada’s first gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- On Feb 15, 2026, Mikael Kingsbury won the men's dual moguls Olympic final in Livigno, beating Japan's Ikuma Horishima and earning Canada's first gold at the Milan-Cortina Games.
- Kingsbury, coming off an individual silver this week, returned to dual moguls, which made its Olympic debut with side-by-side single-elimination racing.
- During the 1/16 final bracket on Sunday morning, Kingsbury advanced with wins of 25-10 over Matyas Kroupa, 23-12 over Pavel Kolmakov, 33-2 in the semifinal, and 31-4 in the final.
- Soon after the win, Mikael Kingsbury confirmed it was his final Olympic performance, calling it `the cherry on top` and celebrated emotionally with partner Laurence Mongeon and their young son Henrik.
- Kingsbury's record in dual moguls shows that he has five world titles, including the last four consecutively, and has missed only one World Championships podium since 2017.
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A silver medallist at the Milan-Cortina Games, the Japaneseman went on a chaotic course with a miraculous eighth-place finish after finishing his run in reverse, before bowing to Canadian Mikaël Kingsbury in the final.
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LIVIGNO, Italy — The sun finally came out in Livigno on Sunday morning, illuminating the Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park course for the inaugural dual moguls at an Olympics. The always dominant Mikael Kingsbury of Canada won gold, Japan’s Ikuma Horishima took silver and Australia’s Matt Graham bronze. But not without some fight from Park City’s Charlie Mickel and Nick Page, who were eliminated in the quarterfinals and round of 16, respectively. Al…
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