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Ogden, Schumacher Claim Team Sprint Silver at Milan-Cortina

The podium finish capped a breakthrough Olympics for U.S. men’s cross-country skiing.

Overview

  • Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher took silver in the men’s team sprint in Tesero, the first Olympic medal for a U.S. men’s team in that event.
  • With his second silver of these Games, Ogden became the most decorated U.S. male Olympic cross-country skier.
  • Schumacher finished 1.4 seconds behind Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and held off Italy’s Federico Pellegrino on the run-in.
  • Norway won gold with Klæbo and Einar Hedegård, marking Klæbo’s 10th Olympic title.
  • Ogden’s medal added to Team USA’s tally, pushing the United States to a leading 12 silver medals at these Winter Games.