Dual moguls is officially underway at the 2026 Winter Olympics with men's dual moguls set to conclude the first edition of the event.

After narrowly missing out on gold to Cooper Woods (AUS) in men's moguls, Canada's Mikael Kingsbury will look for redemption in his favored event. It will be a bittersweet first for 'The King' as he says farewell to the Olympic Games after 12 years and four medals, one of which was a gold won in 2018. The Canadian has 37 World Cup victories in dual moguls in addition to four consecutive world titles, five in total. Not only is he the first man to have won both the moguls and dual moguls titles at the world championships, but he's swept both events three times.

In other words, the man is near unstoppable in duals.    

“I have one more shot," Kingsbury said after the moguls competition on Thursday. "It's not my last race, but it's my last Games. So, it's very special. I'm going to give my all, have fun.” 

On Thursday, Kingsbury tied China's Eilen Gu to become the most decorated freestyle skiers in Olympic history. He'll attempt to become the sole skier to hold the title on Sunday.

Several skiers could stand in Kingsbury's way, and everyone is in contention for Olympic gold is Woods' win on Thursday is any indication. 

Ikuma Horishima (JPN), moguls' most tenacious skier, will be vying for his first Olympic gold after snagging the bronze in moguls on Thursday. Horishima is known for competing high-difficulty aerials no matter the round of competition, choosing to go big or go out. It's helped him in many competitions but cost him in some. 

"I am still chasing Olympic gold," Horishima said after collecting his bronze on Thursday. "That is a continuous journey. It is hard. I have already three times and I am going to a fourth. It's a long journey."

Woods, one of the surprises of these Games, will be aiming for a second Olympic medal. After his stellar gold-medal run on Thursday, the 25-year-old Aussie has nothing to lose. 

Canada's Julien Viel, who won the sole World Cup dual moguls event this season, is another serious contender. The 24-year-old fell just behind Horishima in the first round of qualification in men's mogul, finishing 6th overall.  

Four Americans round out the 29 skiers vying for Olympic gold. Nick Page has the most World Cup podiums amongst the four with four 3rd-place finishes. Landon Wendler and Dylan Walczyk have one each, although Walczyk has the best finish out of the four with a 2nd-place podium in 2015. While Charlie Mickel has yet to nab a World Cup podium, he's earned seven top 10 finishes.