Mikaël Kingsbury, the “F1” of Moguls, Eyes History at Milan-Cortina 2026
At 33 years old, Mikaël Kingsbury is not slowing down, he is fine-tuning and that distinction matters as the world looks ahead to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Inside the Canadian moguls camp, Kingsbury is being described in striking terms by his coach Michel Hamelin. Not as a brute force skier, not as someone who survives chaos, but as a precision machine. Hamelin says Kingsbury is like a Formula 1 car, capable of making tiny adjustments that change everything. Where other athletes muscle through the bumps, Kingsbury reads them, anticipates them and absorbs them with timing that borders on instinct.
This will be Kingsbury’s fourth Olympic Games. His resume already includes silver in 2014, gold in 2018 and silver again in 2022. Very few athletes in freestyle skiing history have stayed at this level for more than a decade. Even fewer are still considered favorites while mentoring a new generation at the same time.
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What makes this moment especially significant is context. Kingsbury is returning from a serious groin injury that forced him to limit his competitions. There were moments when the comeback felt uncertain. He has admitted that pushing through pain made it hard to see the end of the tunnel. But at Val-Saint-Côme in Quebec, on familiar snow, he managed his body carefully and still captured his 100th World Cup victory. That number alone puts him in a category almost no one else has touched.
Milan-Cortina will also introduce Olympic parallel moguls for the first time. It is a head-to-head format, faster, more chaotic and less predictable. Kingsbury has won 37 World Cup events in this discipline, proving he can handle pressure not just from the course, but from an opponent racing beside him. One mistake can end everything and one clean run can erase a slower time. Precision matters more than ever.
Off the slopes, Kingsbury’s life has changed too. He is now a father. His son travels with the team in spirit and according to his coach, that joy carries onto the snow. Kingsbury says he skis best when he is having fun, not when he chases results. He already knows he will be an Olympic champion for life. What he is chasing now is the chance to do it again, on his own terms.
For Canada, Kingsbury remains the anchor. For younger teammates, he is the reference point. For the sport, he is proof that mastery can outlast time, injuries and pressure.
As Milan-Cortina approaches, stay with us for continued coverage of the athletes shaping these Games and the stories that will define Olympic history before the first medal is even awarded.
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