Kingsbury Tied for Gold but Loses on Tiebreaker in Olympic Heartbreaker
A razor-thin margin has denied one of the greatest freestyle skiers in history another Olympic gold.
Mikaël Kingsbury of Canada delivered what many believed was a gold-medal performance in the men’s moguls final at the Winter Games in Milan Cortina. His run was sharp, fast and almost flawless. When his score flashed on the screen, 83.71, the crowd erupted. It looked like the moment Canada had been waiting for.
But the drama was not over.
Australia’s Cooper Woods, the final skier on the hill, matched Kingsbury’s exact total. The scoreboard showed the same number. For a few seconds, it felt like history was hanging in the balance. Then the tiebreaker came into play. Judges went to the turn score, one of the key components in moguls scoring and Woods had the slight edge. Just fractions of a point higher. That was enough.
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Gold went to Australia. Silver to Canada.
For Kingsbury, this is his fourth Olympic medal, three silvers and one gold. At 33 years old and widely regarded as the most dominant moguls skier ever, he came into these Games with enormous expectations. He has 100 career World Cup victories and nine world championship titles. Few athletes in winter sport can match that résumé. And yet, the Olympics can be brutally unforgiving.
This season has not been easy for him. A groin injury slowed him earlier in the year, though he still managed to capture a World Cup win on home snow in Quebec. He arrived in Italy determined to end his Olympic career on top. Instead, he leaves the moguls course with silver, separated from gold by a technical detail that only judges could truly dissect.
For Canada, this medal adds to the country’s growing tally, but it also underscores how tight the margins are at the highest level. One turn. One fraction. One judge’s evaluation. That is the difference between standing on the top step or the second.
As the Games continue, the spotlight now shifts to the rest of Team Canada and the many medal events still to come. But for Mikaël Kingsbury, this moment will be remembered as one of the narrowest finishes of these Olympics.
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