February 10, 2026
Ben Ogden makes US Olympics history with silver in men's cross-country skiing
American Ben Ogden made history at the 2026 Winter Olympics when he picked up a silver medal in the cross-country skiing men's sprint classical race.
TL;DR
- Ben Ogden won a silver medal for Team USA in the men's sprint classical cross-country skiing race at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- This is the first medal for an American in cross-country skiing since Bill Koch in 1976.
- Ogden finished behind Norway's Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and ahead of Norway's Oskar Opstad Vike.
- Ogden previously won a silver medal at the 2018 Junior World Ski Championships with his teammates.
- Johannes Høsflot Klæbo has won gold in the last three Olympics.
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