Overview
- Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won the 50 km classic for his sixth gold of these Games, becoming the first athlete to take six titles at a single Winter Olympics and lifting his career total to eleven.
- Norwegians swept the 50 km podium with Martin Löwström Nyenget taking silver and Emil Iversen bronze, while Germany’s Florian Notz finished tenth in 2:07:07.
- Two contenders exited early in the 50 km: Finland’s Iivo Niskanen, weakened by flu despite medical clearance, and Norway’s Harald Östberg Amundsen due to ski problems.
- After two of four runs in the four-man bobsleigh, Germany holds the top three spots with Johannes Lochner leading Francesco Friedrich by 0.43 seconds and Adam Ammour up to third after the day’s fastest second run; medals will be decided Sunday.
- Austrian pilot Jakob Mandlbauer crashed heavily in run two and was taken to hospital conscious with neck pain after a 20‑minute stoppage, while skicross saw a home 1‑2 for Italy as Germany’s Florian Wilmsmann and Tim Hronek placed sixth and seventh and athletes including Daniela Maier and Switzerland’s Fanny Smith criticized event organization and fan access.