Kingsbury wins dual moguls gold; Team Canada wraps men’s hockey round robin

MILAN – Mikael Kingsbury reminded the world why he’s the most decorated freestyle skier in history on Sunday as he won a gold medal for Canada in the men’s dual moguls event at the Milan Cortina Games.

It was a day of yet more firsts in a career full of them: Canada’s first gold medal of the Games, and the first-ever gold medal in men’s dual moguls, which made its Olympic debut.

It was also a day of lasts for 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., who confirmed he was skiing in his final Games.

“I gave everything, 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,” he said.

“It wasn’t easy today. We had good conditions but the piste (mountin trail) 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.”

Kingsbury defeated Japan’s Ikuma Horishima 31-4 in the final round of the event.

He has settled for silver in the individual event earlier in the Games after losing a tiebreaker.

Kingsbury is one of the sport’s all-time greats, with 100 career World Cup wins. His Olympic medal tally rose Sunday to two gold and three silver.

“It’s the cherry on top of five Olympic starts and five medals. I got to win it in 2018 (in Pyeongchang, South Korea) in singles and I got to win it (today) in duals. It’s tough to find the words,” he said.

In figure skating, Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps hit the ice for the pairs short program after withdrawing from the team event after Stellato-Dudek sustained a training injury on Jan. 30.

Canada’s men’s hockey team closes out round-robin play against France after securing top spot in Group A and a bye into the quarterfinals. Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid leads the star-studded Canadian squad in scoring with six points through two wins.

Canada also carries medal hopes in the mountains, with Calgary’s Abigail Strate competing in the Olympic debut of the women’s large hill. Éliot Grondin and Audrey McManiman competed in mixed team snowboard cross, but did not advance past the quarterfinals.

There was good news Sunday morning for Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris, who qualified in third place for the slopestyle final after a serious fall in training sidelined him from big air.

The 32-year-old from Regina was cleared to compete Thursday after his Feb. 4 big air crash left him with a concussion, pelvic bone bruising and stained abdominal muscles. He won bronze medals in each of his three previous trips to the games.

“I had confidence from our team doctor that I’d be done (after) all those tests. I’d passed everything so I could ride with full intensity,” he said. “And I did and I was ready today and I rose to the occasion.”

Cameron Spalding, a 20-year-old from Havelock, Ont., also advanced to the final, qualifying fifth with a second-run score of 78.76 after falling on his first run.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 15, 2026.