"Mikael Kingsbury won the men's dual moguls final on Sunday to capture Canada's first gold medal of the Milano Cortina Olympic Games. Kingsbury won the big final against Ikuma Horishima of Japan, who took silver, while Matt Graham of Australia rounded out the podium in the bronze-medal position. It's the second medal win of these Games for the native of Deux-Montagnes, Que. Kingsbury took silver after losing a tiebreaker in the final of the moguls event on Thursday."
"Olympic debut for the discipline This was the first time a men's dual moguls event had been contested an a Winter Games. The discipline sees two competitors race down the course at the same time but speed is just one part of how the event is judged. Scoring is also based on how a skier handles the moguls and how their legs stay together (turns), and what they do over the jumps (air)."
Mikael Kingsbury won the men's dual moguls final to deliver Canada's first gold medal at the Milano Cortina Olympic Games. He defeated Ikuma Horishima of Japan for gold while Matt Graham of Australia claimed bronze. Kingsbury also earned a silver earlier in the moguls event after a tiebreaker loss, bringing his Olympic total to five medals, a record for a male freestyle skier. The men's dual moguls made its Olympic debut, with competitors judged on speed, mogul technique (turns) and aerial maneuvers (air). Kingsbury advanced through knockout rounds with decisive wins, including a dominant 33-2 semifinal victory.
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