Johannes Dale-Skjevdal of Norway won the men’s 15-kilometer biathlon mass start on Feb. 20 (Korea time) at the Antholz biathlon arena in Italy, finishing in 39:17.1.
The victory delivered Norway’s 17th gold medal of the Games, breaking the previous single-Winter Olympics record of 16 golds the country set at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Norway’s gold medals so far have come in cross-country skiing (six), biathlon (three), Nordic combined (three), freestyle skiing (two), ski jumping (two) and speedskating (one).
Norway also leads the overall medal standings with 17 gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze medals, for 37 total. The United States is second with nine gold, 12 silver and six bronze medals, also totaling 37.
With events remaining, Norway is also chasing the single-Games record for total medals. That mark is also held by Norway, set at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics with 39 medals (14 gold, 14 silver, 11 bronze).
* This article has been translated by AI.
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