So close to gold, Kingsbury delivers a historic performance at Milano Cortina 2026

It’s hard to come any closer to a gold medal.

Mikaël Kingsbury won silver in men’s moguls at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Thursday. A tiebreaker was needed to separate the “King of Moguls” from the day’s gold medallist, Australia’s Cooper Woods.

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.

Team Canada’s Mikaël Kingsbury...