LIVIGNO – Canadian freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury has won Canada’s first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
It’s the fifth Olympic medal for the 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., who topped the field in men’s dual moguls.
Kingsbury defeated Japan’s Ikuma Horishima 31-4 in the final round of the event, which was making its Olympic debut.
He had to settle for silver on Thursday after losing a tiebreaker to Cooper Woods of Australia in traditional moguls.
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Kingsbury also won an Olympic gold medal at the PyeongChang Games in 2018.
He is the most decorated freestyle skier in history with 100 career World Cup wins.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 15, 2026.
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