'King of the Moguls' Kingsbury bows out on top with Olympic dual moguls gold

The 33-year-old fell marginally behind Ikuma Horishima early in the super final in Livigno but his Japanese opponent lost control, flying over the second jump with no tricks to cross the line first.

Kingsbury, who took silver in the individual event earlier in the Milan-Cortina Games, kept his cool to become the first-ever winner of the men's dual moguls -- the discipline is making its Olympic debut in Italy.

He knew he had won as he crossed the line to win Canada's first gold of the 2026 Winter Olympics, spreading out his arms in trumph.

The judges gave Kingsbury a decisive 30-5 victory, with Australia's Matt Graham taking bronze.

"It's the cherry on top of five Olympic starts and five medals," said the Canadian. "I got to win it in 2018 (in Pyeongchang) in singles and I got to win it (today) in duals. It's tough to find the words.

"I gave everything, this is extra special. I'm the oldest guy in the field. They keep me young in what I do, I love skiing. I'm very proud of myself."

He added: "I knew it was my last Olympic performance... I had no regrets. I didn't feel too nervous. I trusted my plan, I trusted the work that I put in with my team and just went for it. I'm really happy with the outcome.

"It wasn't easy today. We had good conditions but the piste was not easy. But I just trusted my years of experience and the work of my team. I gave it my all, everything I had in my body, to go for this medal."

Dual moguls is a freestyle skiing event in which two athletes compete side by side on a bumpy course featuring two jumps, where they perform aerial tricks.

Judges choose the winner of each contest based on speed and style.

Kingsbury won moguls gold at the 2018 Games and has taken three silvers in the event -- in 2014, 2022 and earlier in these Games.

In all his Olympic and world championship appearances, he has been absent from only one podium -- dual moguls at the 2017 world championships.

He is also the only moguls skier in history to claim a century of World Cup victories.