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Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher make Team USA history in Cross Country Skiing Men's Team Sprint
- In Val di Fiemme, Team USA duo Ogden and Schumacher finished second in the men's team sprint free final on Wednesday, securing a silver medal at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
- The team sprint format features teams of two alternating laps for six laps, with top teams advancing from semifinals; Norway, led by Johannes Klaebo, used a powerful final lap to win gold.
- Race times show Ogden and Schumacher finished 18:30.3, 1.4 seconds behind Team Norway’s 18:28.9, with Team Italy taking bronze at 18:32.2.
- The result gives Team USA its first-ever men's Olympic cross-country team sprint medal and marks Ogden's second silver at these Games, after his victory in the men's sprint classical last week.
- Ogden and Schumacher are expected to enter the men's 50k later in the Games, while Jessie Diggins will retire after one more competition next month in Lake Placid, N.Y.
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Ben Ogden (right) and Gus Schumacher (left) won silver medals on Feb. 18 at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic games. (Nat Herz/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage cross-country skier Gus Schumacher won a silver medal Wednesday at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic games, after racing a near-perfect anchor leg in the team sprint event. Paired with teammate Ben Ogden from Vermont, Schumacher challenged Norwegian superstar Johannes Klæbo on the…
Team USA picks up silver medal in cross-country skiing team sprint at Winter Olympics
Team USA’s cross-country skiing competitors continued to make a lasting impression at the Winter Olympics as they picked up 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 team sprint. They duo finished behind Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and Einar Hedegart. The U.S. crossed the line with a time of 18:30.35 just under two seconds behind Norway.CLICK …
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