Klaebo Sets Winter Olympic Record
Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won his ninth gold medal by anchoring Norway's 4 x 7.5-kilometer relay team, setting an all-time Winter Games record. The 29-year-old's fourth gold at Milan-Cortina 2026 surpassed the previous Winter Olympic record and cemented his legacy as the most decorated Winter Olympian in history.
- The previous record of eight gold medals was jointly held by three other Norwegian winter sports legends: cross-country skiers Marit Bjørgen and Bjørn Dæhlie, and biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen. - This was Klaebo's fourth gold medal of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Games; his other victories came in the men's skiathlon, sprint classic, and 10-kilometer interval start events. - The record-breaking win came in the 4 x 7.5km relay, where Klaebo anchored a team that included Emil Iversen, Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget, and Einar Hedegart. - The Norwegian team finished 22.2 seconds ahead of France, who took the silver medal, while host country Italy claimed the bronze. - This is Klaebo's third Olympic Games; he won three gold medals at Pyeongchang 2018 and two golds, a silver, and a bronze at Beijing 2022. - At his first Olympics in 2018, he became the youngest-ever male Olympic champion in cross-country skiing at 21 years old. - Klaebo has an opportunity to win more medals at these Games, with the team sprint and 50-kilometer mass start events still to come. - Beyond the Olympics, Klaebo is a dominant force in his sport, holding 15 World Championship titles and 107 individual World Cup victories.
