LIVIGNO – Canadian freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury has won Canada’s first gold medal on the Milan Cortina Olympics.
It’s the fifth Olympic medal for the 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., who topped the sector in men’s dual moguls.
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Kingsbury defeated Japan’s Ikuma Horishima 31-4 in the ultimate round of the event, which was making its Olympic debut.
He needed to accept 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 on the PyeongChang Games in 2018.
He’s probably the most decorated freestyle skier in history with 100 profession World Cup wins.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 15, 2026.
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