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Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher Make Team USA History in Cross Country Skiing Men's Team Sprint
Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher secured the first U.S. men's cross-country team sprint Olympic medal with a 1.4-second gap behind Norway's gold-winning team.
- 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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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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Results of the men's team sprint race in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics in Tesero (2).
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