Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo became a two-time gold medalist at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, bringing his career Olympic gold total to seven.
Klaebo won the men’s sprint classic final on Monday at the cross-country stadium in Tesero, Italy, finishing in 3 minutes, 39.74 seconds.
It was his second gold of these Games after the 10-kilometer plus 10-kilometer skiathlon on Saturday, and his seventh Olympic gold overall.
Klaebo won three gold medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. At the 2022 Beijing Games, he won two golds plus one silver and one bronze.
Klaebo is the second athlete to win two golds at these Olympics, after Swiss men’s alpine skier Franjo von Allmen.
With seven golds, Klaebo is one win away from the Winter Olympics record. The mark of eight is shared by Norway’s Ole Einar Bjoerndalen in biathlon, and cross-country skiers Bjoern Daehlie and Marit Bjoergen.
In the men’s sprint classic final, Ben Ogden of the United States took silver in 3:40.61, and Norway’s Oskar Opstad Vike won bronze in 3:46.55.
Sweden swept the women’s medals, with Linn Svahn, Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist finishing first through third.
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