Two-time Olympic medallist Matt Graham has won the first World Cup moguls event since the Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, claiming gold at the Japanese resort of Nanto-Toyama for the sixth World Cup victory of his career.

In warm, soft snow conditions with rain falling, Graham qualified for the finals in fourth place with a score of 73.79.

He improved in the opening finals round, posting 75.52 points to finish fifth and secure a place in the top-six super final.

Graham, 31, delivered his strongest run of the day in the super final, posting the highest score of the competition with 78.42 points to take victory.

He finished ahead of American Landon Wendler by 0.21 points, with Japan’s Ikuma Horishima claiming bronze on 75.63 points.

The win moves Graham to 345 points on the World Cup standings, closing the gap to only 11 points behind Horishima with one single moguls event remaining.

The final competition of the discipline will take place in Azerbaijan on March 14.

“It was really just a battle against ourselves and the mountain today,” Graham said after the event.

“It was challenging and obviously with the weather, the snow was really soft and slushy, so it made it unpredictable and catchy.

“I got a little caught up in my landing in the first round of finals, and I was thankful to get through and have another chance.

“I knew what I had to do, just needed to tidy everything up and land my jumps well, and happy with the way I did that.”

This article appeared on Coast Community News on 5 March 2026.