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Horishima Wins Backward Skiing Silver

Japan's Ikuma Horishima won silver in Olympic debut men's dual moguls after skiing backward over the finish line in a chaotic semifinal run.

Japan's Ikuma Horishima secured silver in the inaugural men's dual moguls at Winter Olympics 2026 after a chaotic semifinal where he crash-landed his final jump but recovered to ski backward over the finish line, still advancing to the final despite the unusual finish.

In the final, Horishima finished behind Canada's gold medalist Mikaël Kingsbury but ahead of Australia's bronze medalist Matt Graham. His semifinal opponent, USA's Nick Page, was disqualified after missing a gate, which secured Horishima's advancement despite the bizarre finish.