Milan, Italy, February 15, 2026: Freestyle skier Ikuma Horishima won his second medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Livigno on Sunday, February 15.
Three days after taking bronze in the men’s moguls, the 28-year-old Japanese ace went one better by winning silver in the first dual moguls competition in Winter Olympics history.
Mikael Kingsbury (CAN) cemented his legacy by capturing the first-ever Olympic men’s dual moguls gold, defeating long-time rival Horishima in the big final.
The 33-year-old Canadian delivered under pressure to secure his fifth Olympic medal - the most by any freestyle skier in history - in his fourth and final Games appearance. Matt Graham (AUS) claimed bronze, completing a memorable “dad podium” as all three medallists shared the stage with their young children.
Horishima had taken the lead after both competitors landed cork 10s on the top air but he lost control before the bottom air and could not perform a trick on his second jump. Kingsbury stomped a high-flying back X to take victory 30-5.
“It was hard conditions for me from the start, so that was hard in terms of confidence,” said Horishima, who crossed the finish line backwards in his 1/8-final with Nick Page (USA).
“I needed to focus on every run, but my first run I almost skied out. Luckily Nick Page already skied out, so that was lucky for me.
“I tried to hold back, have less speed even though we need speed in dual moguls. It was less than my best.”
*In other news on Sunday, Japan’s Miho Takagi earned her second bronze medal in speed skating, finishing third in the women’s 500 metres.
Femke Kok of the Netherlands was the fastest in an Olympic record time of 36.49 seconds, with fellow Dutch skater Jutter Leerdam second in 37.15. Takagi came third in 37.27.
Takagi had earlier won bronze in the women’s 1,000 metres and now has nine Olympic medals in her career – two gold, four silver and three bronze.
Japan now has 17 medals at Milano Cortina 2026 – three gold, all in snowboarding, five silver and nine bronze.