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Canadian freestyle skier Mikaël Kingsbury won Olympic silver in the men’s moguls final on Thursday at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games, missing, gold by the slimmest of margins.
The 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., finished with a score of 83.71 at Livigno Air Park, tied with Australia’s Cooper Woods.
Woods was awarded the gold medal on the tiebreaker, which was the higher score for turns – Woods had 48.4 points while Kingsbury had 47.7.
Japan’s Ikuma Horishima scored 83.44 points to round out the podium in bronze-medal position.
Mikaël Kingsbury of Deux-Montagnes, Que., won his third Olympic silver medal in moguls, but missed out on winning his second-career Olympic gold medal after tying Australia’s Cooper Woods in the final run. Woods claimed the gold medal via a tiebreaker.
Quebec City’s Julien Viel had 79.78 points to finish sixth overall.
It’s the fourth career Olympic medal for Kingsbury, adding to gold at PyeongChang 2018 and a pair of silver medals from Sochi 2014 and Beijing 2022.
Kingsbury is now the first men’s freestyle skier to own four Olympic medals. He has a chance at a fifth on Sunday when dual moguls makes its debut on the Olympic programme at Milano Cortina.
“I feel amazing. I’m very happy with my skiing. It was close, a tiebreak — unfortunately, I’m the guy not on the good side of it. But I’ve worked very hard for this medal,” Kingsbury said.
Watch as Mikaël Kingsbury of Deux-Montagnes, Que., receives his men’s record fourth freestyle skiing Olympic medal, in the Milano Cortina 2026 men’s moguls victory ceremony in Livigno, Italy.
Kingsbury appeared less than thrilled at the result, throwing his skis to the ground when it was announced. However, he later flashed a smile as he held up his medal on the podium.
“I’m getting older, I’m 33, [and] I had an injury in September. At some point, it felt like it was impossible to be back at that level,” he said. “I want to say a massive thanks to my team that believed in me, made me do my rehab, and worked so hard for me to be standing on that Olympic podium. I’m very proud of myself.”
Mikaël Kingsbury of Deux-Montagnes, Que., tied for first place in the Olympic men’s moguls event, but had to settle for the silver medal, as Australia’s Cooper Woods won the gold medal via a tiebreaker.
He qualified for the final round in second behind Woods, who had just one career World Cup podium entering Thursday and no wins.
The Australian’s win was a significant upset over Kingsbury, who earned his record 100th career FIS World Cup victory in January on home snow in Val St-Come, Quebec.
Quebec City’s Julien Viel finished sixth with a score of 79.78, while Drummondville, Que.’s Elliot Vaillancourt finished 14th in the first round of the final, failing to advance to the medal round.
Kingsbury and his teammates will have another opportunity for medals during the men’s dual moguls event on Feb. 15.
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