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It\u2019s hard to come any closer to a gold medal.<\/p>\n
Mika\u00ebl Kingsbury<\/a> won silver in men\u2019s moguls at the Milano Cortina 2026<\/a> Olympic Winter Games on Thursday. A tiebreaker was needed to separate the \u201cKing of Moguls\u201d from the day\u2019s gold medallist, Australia\u2019s Cooper Woods.<\/p>\n Seventh of the eight finalists to drop in, Kingsbury moved into the provisional lead with 83.71 points. Clearly pleased with his run, he looked relieved at the bottom of the course.<\/p>\n The final skier of the round, however, shook things up. Woods, who had needed the second qualification round earlier in the day to reach the finals, pulled off a surprise by posting the exact same score as the Canadian.<\/p>\n Their turn scores were used to break the tie, with Woods earning 48.4 points to Kingsbury\u2019s 47.7.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t script this, just unfortunate that I\u2019m on the bad side of the tiebreak, but I\u2019m very happy,\u201d said Kingsbury. \u201cI mean, it\u2019s my fourth medal. It\u2019s very special, but I believed in myself until the last moment when I saw the \u2018one\u2019 pop on the board. I couldn\u2019t believe it.<\/p>\n \u201cI made some small mistakes\u2014I wasn\u2019t perfect. The conditions were tough, and I maximized what I could under the circumstances. After my run, I really thought I had the gold in hand. It\u2019s tough to be on the wrong side of a tiebreaker,\u201d he added with a laugh.<\/p>\n For Kingsbury, the outcome was reminiscent of Beijing 2022<\/a>, where he also finished second. \u201cIt feels a bit like Beijing, but this one stings a little more. I don\u2019t mean heartbreaking in the sense that I\u2019m disappointed. It\u2019s just so close.\u201d<\/p>\n Kingsbury becomes the first freestyle skier to win a medal at four consecutive Olympic Games. In addition to his silver in 2022, he also captured silver at Sochi 2014 <\/a>behind teammate Alexandre Bilodeau<\/a>, before winning gold at PyeongChang 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 33-year-old, who suffered a groin injury in September, said he dealt with pain throughout the season. The injury forced him to skip the FIS World Cup opener in Ruka, Finland, in December. He later returned to competition at the World Cup in Val Saint-C\u00f4me, where he celebrated his 100th career victory on home snow.<\/p>\n After the medal ceremony, Kingsbury thanked the specialists on his team who helped him get back on his skis following the injury.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I got injured this summer, there were times when it was hard to believe I\u2019d make it back. In November, during training, I couldn\u2019t link two moguls together in a straight line. And yet here I am, on the Olympic podium.\u201d<\/p>\n Although gold slipped away, Kingsbury fulfilled an important dream: competing at an Olympic Games in front of his son Henrik, born in 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s special. My little guy\u2014whether I finish last or win\u2014he smiles just the same. That feels good.<\/p>\n \u201cThese are my last Games. I worked really hard for that one. Doing it [while] being a dad, it\u2019s incredible the amount of work and some nights the lack of sleep but I kept pushing. I have an amazing partner who let me chase my dreams another time.\u201d<\/p>\n Now a four-time Olympic medallist, Kingsbury could add to his collection Sunday in the dual moguls event. In the meantime, he\u2019ll be keeping an eye on the medal table.<\/p>\n \u201cI do this sport for me, but I looked every day in the past couple of days at the medal count and hoped my [Team Canada] teammates from other disciplines would [win gold]. So there\u2019s a part of me today that wanted to win that first one for the country. It\u2019s definitely the closest I\u2019ve been from silver to gold,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DBC_20260212_4877.jpg\")
Team Canada\u2019s Mika\u00ebl Kingsbury celebrates after his run in freestyle ski moguls finals 2 at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy on Thursday, February 12, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese\/COC <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DBC_20260212_4947.jpg\")
Team Canada\u2019s Mika\u00ebl Kingsbury celebrates after winning a silver medal in freestyle ski moguls at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy on Thursday, February 12, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese\/COC <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DBC_20260212_4965_2.jpg\")
Team Canada\u2019s Mika\u00ebl Kingsbury celebrates with his son Henrik after winning a silver medal in freestyle ski moguls at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy on Thursday, February 12, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese\/COC <\/p>\n