Freestyle skiing Feb 6, 2022
Resilient Ikuma Horishima earns measure of redemption with bronze medal
"I had mixed feelings, though. I was the one who messed up (at the start), but at the same time, I felt I'd achieved something great."
Winter Olympics / Freestyle skiing Feb 5, 2022
Ikuma Horishima wins Japan's first medal in Beijing with bronze in men's freestyle moguls
Moguls skier Ikuma Horishima scores 81.48 points to finish behind gold medalist Walter Wallberg of Sweden and silver medalist Mikael Kingsbury of Canada.
Winter Olympics / Freestyle skiing Feb 4, 2022
Ikuma Horishima misses out on first chance to qualify for men's moguls final
Although Horishima said ideally he would have qualified directly to conserve energy, he is confident he can execute in the second qualification stage.
Winter Sports Jan 8, 2022
After grabbing her maiden win on Dec. 11 at the season's second meet, Kawamura topped the podium again in the sixth event after edging 2018 Olympic champion Perrine Laffont of France.
More Sports / Winter Sports Feb 7, 2020
Ikuma Horishima won his second World Cup men's moguls event of the season Thursday. Horishima scored 89.17 points in Park City, Utah, to finish 1.8 points ahead of Pyeongchang Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury of Canada. Sweden's Felix Elofsson was third with 81.18. The 22-year-old Horishima claimed ...
More Sports / Winter Sports Dec 14, 2019
Ikuma Horishima triumphs in men's moguls at World Cup meet in China
Ikuma Horishima won the men's moguls Saturday at the freestyle skiing World Cup in China for his first victory of the season. Horishima earned 86.89 points in Thaiwoo, China, for the fifth World Cup gold of his career. Reigning Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury of Canada ...
More Sports / Winter Sports Mar 2, 2019
Ikuma Horishima places first in World Cup moguls event in Kazakhstan
Ikuma Horishima won the men's moguls Saturday at the Freestyle Skiing World Cup in Shymbulak, Kazakhstan, for his first victory of the season. The 21-year-old Horishima scored 81.72 to finish 2.35 points ahead of Pyeongchang Olympic gold medalist Mikael Kingsbury of Canada. Sweden's Walter Wallberg posted ...
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Freestyle skiing Nov 29, 2018
Moguls skier Junko Hoshino, who failed to make the national team for the Pyeongchang Olympics, is determined to get back into the spotlight and is eyeing a medal at a future world championships. "I haven't achieved my goal of getting a medal at the Olympics ...
More Sports / Winter Sports Mar 3, 2018
Ikuma Horishima triumphs in men's moguls at World Cup meet in Akita Prefecture
Ikuma Horishima defeated newly crowned Pyeongchang Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury to win the men's moguls Saturday at the Freestyle Skiing World Cup held at Lake Tazawa ski resort in Akita Prefecture. Horishima, a double world champion in moguls and dual moguls, received 91.03 points for ...
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Freestyle skiing Feb 9, 2018
Ikuma Horishima led a strong showing by the Japanese team during the first qualifying session for the men's moguls final at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Horishima qualified in fifth with a score of 80.35. Compatriot Daichi Hara was sixth with 80.01. Sho Endo finished in ...
More Sports / Winter Sports Mar 9, 2017
Debutant Ikuma Horishima on Wednesday became the first Japanese man to capture moguls gold at the Freestyle World Ski Championships. The 19-year-old was helped by a costly mistake by Canadian gold medal favorite Mikael Kingsbury, who touched the snow with his hand when landing an ...
More Sports / Winter Sports Feb 18, 2017
Ikuma Horishima could only manage sixth place as Canadian star Mikael Kingsbury posted an all-time record 39th freestyle career win in the men's moguls at a World Cup event on Saturday. Horishima was Japan's best finisher in the men's event after advancing to the second ...