Overview
- Johannes Høsflot Klaebo won the 50 km classic at Lago di Tesero to become the first athlete with six golds at a single Winter Olympics, surpassing Eric Heiden’s 1980 benchmark of five.
- Norway swept the 50 km podium with Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget taking silver and Emil Iversen bronze.
- The victory brings Klaebo to 11 Olympic golds and 13 total medals, placing him behind only Michael Phelps on the all-time list for Olympic golds across Games.
- He swept every cross-country event at these Games: 10 km free, classic sprint, skiathlon, 50 km classic, team sprint, and the 4x7.5 km relay.
- Local reports say the result helped Norway reach national bests of 18 gold medals and 40 total medals at Milano-Cortina.