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Team USA cross-country ski competitors continued to make a lasting impression at the Winter Olympics by winning a silver medal in the team sprint on Wednesday.
Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher sealed the Americans’ third medal in the sport with a silver in the team sprint. Their duo finished behind Norwegians Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and Einar Hedegart. The United States crossed the finish line with a time of 18:30.35, just under two seconds behind Norway.
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Ben Ogden of the United States, left, competes in the men’s cross-country skiing team sprint freestyle at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Italians Elia Barp and Federico Pellegrino won the bronze medal.
It was the second medal for Ogden, who won a silver in the classic sprint race earlier in the Games. Schumacher has performed well on the junior circuit, but Wednesday marked his first Olympic medal.
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Ben Ogden, right, and Gus Schumacher of the United States celebrate with the American flag after winning the silver medal in the men’s cross-country skiing team sprint freestyle at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Three medals for the U.S. team scored the most in cross-country skiing and could land a fourth in the women’s team sprint while Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern have yet to perform. Diggins won a bronze medal in the 10 kilometer freestyle race.
The team sprint was largely dominated by Norwegian athletes. They have won gold medals in this event at the last two Olympics and in 2010 in Vancouver.
Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher of the United States pose after winning the silver medal in the men’s cross-country skiing team sprint freestyle at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Klaebo has five gold medals from these Olympics alone. He has 10 gold medals in total on his CV and 13 medals in total.
