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Norway's skiing champion Klaebo taken to hospital after nasty sprint crash
Klaebo crashed after contact with U.S. skier Ben Ogden, was hospitalized for head injury checks but is conscious and not seriously injured, team doctor said.
- Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo, who won a record nine gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, was taken to the hospital after a nasty crash during a World Cup sprint race in Drammen.
- Klaebo lost his balance and fell backward, hitting his head on the snow during a semifinal heat.
- Team doctor Ove Feragen said Klaebo was conscious but the fall had to be taken seriously, and he was undergoing tests for a potential head injury.
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He had a sports accident, but he is fine. Cross-country skier Johannes Hösflot Klaebo, who won six gold medals at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February, fell and suffered a concussion during Thursday's World Cup competition.
Klaebo, one of the great stars of the Milan-Cortina Games, said he intended to take a few days off to recover from this fall.
The day after his violent fall, Johannnes Klaebo's state of health is reassuring, says the Norwegian Federation doctor.
Johannes Hösflot Kläbo crashed hard in the sprint in Drammen. Now comes the news: The Norwegian star has suffered a slight concussion and will no longer compete in Norway. – He is feeling relatively well and will travel home to Trondheim during the day, says national team doctor Ove Feragen.
At the Olympic Games, Johannes Høsflot Kl Dræbyo won one gold medal after another. The sprint in the Norwegian Drammen was less successful for him.
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