Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway competes in the cross country skiing men's 4 x 7.5km relay in in Tesero, Italy, on Sunday.Matthias Schrader/The Associated Press
Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won a ninth gold medal in cross-country skiing, setting a Winter Games record, at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
The 29‑year‑old anchored Sunday’s 4 x 7.5-kilometre relay in the men’s competition for his fourth gold of the 2026 Games.
He had shared the record with three retired Norwegian athletes, Marit Bjoergen and Bjorn Daehlie in cross-country skiing and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen in the biathlon. He now stands alone at the top. Klaebo put in a flawless but casual-looking race, slowing down before the finish to wave to cheering supporters before finishing in 1 hour, 4 minutes and 24.5 seconds. France continued its strong performance for second place, 22.2 seconds behind.
Roared on by the home crowd, Federico Pellegrino in his final season for Italy, took bronze with a 47.9 second lag.
Canada finished fifth. The team of Xavier McKeever, Antoine Cyr, Remi Drolet and Tom Stephen sat as high as third at times in the race.
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