Japanese skier wins 2026 Winter Olympics race backwards in wild scene: 'I can't believe my eyes'

Apparently skiing backwards is becoming a new fad these days. The 2026 Olympics have been wild so far, and Japan’s Ikuma Horishima’s insane finish to the downhill dual moguls event was just the next ...

Japanese skier stuns 2026 Winter Olympics with wild backwards finish

The 2026 Winter Olympics continues to outperform itself with wild finishes across various events, and Japanese skier Ikuma Horishima stunned fans Sunday. During the downhill skiing dual moguls events, ...

‘WATCH: ‘Unbelievable’ scenes as Japanese skier wins Olympic silver... while racing backwards

Horishima was rewarded with a silver medal for his efforts, finishing behind Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury and ahead of Australia’s Matt Graham. It also marked his second podium finish after claiming ...

Winter Olympics 2026: Japan's Ikuma Horishima crosses finish line backward — unintentionally — in chaotic race en route to silver

Japan's Ikuma Horishima botched his landing on his last jump in the men's round of 16 Sunday at the Milan Cortina Olympics, ...
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Watch this previously unimaginable 'backward finish' where Olympic skier wins by skiing backwards across finish line

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 to ...

'Oh My Goodness!': Wild Freestyle Skiing Finish Stuns Fans At Winter Olympics

Japan's Ikuma Horishima found an impressive way to finish a men's dual moguls race following an off-balance jump at the Milan ...