Livigno, Italy – Matt Graham has secured a bronze medal in the inaugural men’s dual moguls event at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, adding to Australia’s growing medal tally. The victory comes after Jakara Anthony’s gold medal performance in the women’s moguls, marking a significant achievement for the Australian team.
Graham, who previously won silver in the traditional moguls event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, navigated a tournament-style bracket, winning three consecutive head-to-head races before falling to Japan’s Horishima Ikuma in the semi-finals. He then defeated Shimakawa Takuya of Japan in the tiny final to claim the bronze.
“He’s an incredible human being and such an inspirational athlete,” Anthony said, speaking on Nine Network following Graham’s win.
The dual moguls event, a new addition to the Olympic program, pits skiers against each other in a head-to-head race down identical mogul courses. The format proved challenging for several of Australia’s top contenders, with Cooper Woods, Jackson Harvey, and George Murphy all eliminated in the round of 16.
With Graham’s bronze, Australia has now secured five medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics – three gold, one silver, and one bronze. Jakara Anthony and Josie Baff (snowboard cross) have claimed gold medals, while Scotty James secured silver in the halfpipe. This marks the first time Australia has achieved a five-medal haul at a single Winter Games.
Graham’s achievement makes him the eighth Australian to win multiple medals at the Winter Olympics, joining Anthony, Dale Begg-Smith, Steven Bradbury, Torah Bright, Alisa Camplin, Scotty James, and Lydia Lassila.
The Australian team was led into the Games by Anthony and Graham, who served as flag bearers during the opening ceremony, an event notable for being split across four locations in Italy. The ceremony featured performances by Mariah Carey, Milan-born rapper Ghali, and Italian pop star Laura Pausini. The Olympic flame was lit in two cauldrons, one in Milan and one in Cortina, symbolizing the geographically dispersed nature of the Games.
The Milano Cortina Games are the most spread-out Winter Olympics in history, with competition venues located across approximately 22,000 square kilometers of northern Italy.
