Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won his fifth Olympic gold medal at the Winter Games – and the 10th of his career.
The 29-year-old cross-country skier won gold again on Wednesday when he, along with Einar Hedegart, won the men’s team sprint with a time of 18 minutes and 28.9 seconds.
He has won every race he has entered in at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, breaking the Winter Olympics record in Sunday’s 4 x 7.5km relay. His final race will be in the 50km mass start this weekend.
The latest win means Norway’s Klaebo is now only the second athlete to win 10 Olympic gold medals, following US swimming legend Michael Phelps, who has a total of 23.
“It’s obviously very satisfying to make this happen,” Klaebo said after his win. “The team sprint is one of the most fun events, but also one of the hardest.”
He added: “There are so many strong teams, and so many fast skiers, so it always comes down to tight battles. That makes it even more rewarding.”
Coming in second place were US skiers Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher, who were just 1.4 seconds behind for the silver medal.
Speaking to journalists after the race, Schumacher said that he “locked in” – and followed Klaebo over the line.
“I did it, and I’m really proud of it,” he said.
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With 10 metres to go, he saw Ogden – now the US’s most decorated male cross-country skier – across the finish line to greet him, and knew a medal was in hand, having beaten Italy’s Federico Pellegrino.
