A Japanese skier won his Olympic race going backwards across the finish line.
In the men’s dual moguls event on Sunday, Ikuma Horishima was competing against American skier Nick Page, according toYahoo Sports.
In this first-ever dual moguls competition at a Winter Olympics, Horishima ended up making it to the finals, where he won a silver medal after losing to Canadian Mikael Kingsbury.
Dual moguls madness as Nick Page skis out of the course for a DNF while his opponent, Ikuma Horishima, barely stays in control and skis over the line BACKWARDS for the win.pic.twitter.com/hFqqi5gnQE
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics)February 15, 2026
As noted byThe New York Times, the dual moguls event is one in which two skiers compete down a bump-filled slope and perform acrobatics after the fly off ramps. Sunday was the day a single-elimination competition took place, which meant the end of the Olympics for the losers.
Horishima was wobbly after his first jump, but regained control.
He then approached the second jump, where the landing did not work out as planned.
He recovered from his crash to regain his footing, but by that time he was skiing backwards.
Still going backwards, Horishima crossed ahead of Page.
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