sports
February 10, 2026
‘My needles are waiting’: Ben Ogden credits knitting habit after cross-country silver
Ben Ogden delivered the most significant result in US men’s cross-country skiing in decades on Tuesday afternoon, winning Olympic silver in the men’s sprint classic at the Milano Cortina Games to end a 50-year medal drought. And afterwards he credited the relaxation he finds in knitting.
TL;DR
- Ben Ogden won Olympic silver in the men's sprint classic at the Milano Cortina Games.
- This is the most significant result for US men's cross-country skiing in decades and ends a 50-year medal drought.
- Ogden credits his knitting habit for helping him relax and perform.
- He is the second US man to win an Olympic cross-country skiing medal, the first since Bill Koch in 1976.
- The US men's cross-country program is showing steady growth, with younger athletes like Ogden and Gus Schumacher targeting podiums.
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