Canadian · Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada · Born 24 July 1992Canadian freestyle skier nicknamed 'The King,' the most dominant moguls competitor in history with over 100 World Cup victories and five Olympic medals across four consecutive Games.
Mikaël Kingsbury was born on 24 July 1992 in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, and took up moguls skiing at age eight, inspired by Finland's Janne Lahtela winning Olympic gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. He made his World Cup debut in January 2010 at 17, was named that season's Rookie of the Year, and won his first World Cup event before turning 19, quickly establishing himself as heir to Quebec's tradition of world-class moguls skiers built by Jean-Luc Brassard and Alexandre Bilodeau. Kingsbury won his first Olympic medal, silver, at the 2014 Sochi Games behind teammate Bilodeau, part of a Canadian 1-2 finish. He went on to dominate the World Cup circuit for over a decade, winning nine consecutive overall freestyle crystal globes from 2011-12 through 2019-20 and setting the men's moguls win record, surpassing Hannah Kearney's mark in January 2018. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, he finally won his elusive Olympic gold, scoring 86.63 points to finish well clear of the field after a 13-event unbeaten World Cup streak, and was subsequently awarded Canada's Lou Marsh Trophy as national athlete of the year - the first freestyle skier to receive the honor. Kingsbury added a third Olympic medal, silver, at Beijing 2022, becoming the first male moguls skier to medal at three consecutive Games, then overcame a fractured T4 and T5 vertebrae from a 2020 training crash to continue his dominance. In January 2026 he became the first freestyle skier to reach 100 career World Cup wins, on home snow in Quebec, and at his fourth and final Olympics at Milan-Cortina 2026 - where he served as a Canadian flagbearer - he won silver in moguls before becoming the first-ever Olympic champion in the new dual moguls event, finishing his Olympic career with five medals, the most by any freestyle skier in history.
Becoming the most dominant moguls skier in history, with over 100 World Cup wins and five Olympic medals across a 16-year career
How They Played
Technically flawless moguls skier known for exceptional speed through the bumps and a signature Cork 1080 off-axis spin that consistently outscored rivals in the air
Lasting Impact
Widely regarded as the greatest freestyle moguls skier of all time, whose sustained excellence across four Olympic cycles redefined the standard for dominance in the discipline
Career Honours
- 1x Olympic Gold Medalist, Moguls (2018); 1x Gold, Dual Moguls (2026)
- 5 Olympic medals - most by any freestyle skier in history
- 9x World Champion (record for freestyle skiing)
- 100+ career World Cup victories - most in freestyle skiing history
Canadian Athletes