Team USA wins silver medal in cross-country team sprint at Winter Olympics
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Team USA cross-country ski competitors continued to make a lasting impression at the Winter Olympics when they earned a silver medal in the team sprint on Wednesday.
Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher sealed the Americans’ third medal in the sport with a silver in the team sprint. The duo finished behind Norwegians Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and Einar Hedegart. The United States crossed the finish line with a time of 18:30.35, just under two seconds behind Norway.
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Ben Ogden, left, competes in the men’s cross-country skiing team free sprint at the Winter Olympics in Tesero, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Italians Elia Barp and Federico Pellegrino took bronze.
It is the second medal for Ogden, who won a silver medal in the classic sprint earlier in the Games. Schumacher performed well on the youth circuit, but on Wednesday he marked his first Olympic medal.
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Ben Ogden, right, and Gus Schumacher celebrate after winning the silver medal in the men’s cross-country skiing team free sprint at the Winter Olympics in Tesero, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Three medals for Team USA marked the most in cross-country skiing and they could get a fourth in the women’s team sprint, as Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern have yet to perform. Diggins won a bronze medal in the 10K freestyle race.
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Team sprinting has largely been dominated by Norwegian athletes. They have won gold medals in the event at the last two Olympic Games and in 2010 in Vancouver.
Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher pose after winning the silver medal in the men’s cross-country skiing team freestyle sprint at the Winter Olympics on February 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Klaebo has five gold medals in these Olympic Games alone. He has 10 total gold medals on his resume and 13 medals overall.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor at News Digital.