Norway Gold
Norway sweeps Nordic combined with team sprint gold
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Norway's Jens Lurås Oftebro and Andreas Skoglund clinched gold in the men's team sprint Nordic combined event at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, securing a sweep of all three competitions amid heavy snowfall. Finland earned silver in a photo finish just 0.5 seconds behind, while Austria took bronze. The victory highlights the sport's uncertain future as the IOC considers its removal from future Games due to low viewership and limited national participation.
Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher of the United States earned silver in the men's team sprint freestyle at the 2026 Winter Olympics, finishing 1.4 seconds behind gold medalists Norway. The achievement marks the first medal for a U.S. men's team in the event in Olympic history. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo secured his fifth gold of the Games for Norway.