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February 10, 2026
Ben Ogden Becomes First American Man in 50 Years to Win Medal in Cross-Country Skiing
Updated on: February 10, 2026 / 10:28 AM EST / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- Ben Ogden won silver in the men's cross-country sprint at the Winter Olympics.
- He is the first American man to win a medal in cross-country skiing since Bill Koch in 1976.
- Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway won gold, his seventh Olympic gold medal.
- Sweden's Linn Svahn, Jonna Sundling, and Maja Dahlqvist swept the women's podium.
- Jessie Diggins of the United States was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
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