Norwegian skiing superstar Johannes Hosflot Klaebo cemented his place in Olympics history on Wednesday by winning his 10th gold medal to set yet another all-time record.
Klaebo sealed top step of the podium in the men’s team sprint discipline of cross country skiing for an incredible fifth gold of the 2026 Games.
The 29-year-old was racing with Norwegian teammate Einar Hedegart, and the pair clocked a time of 18 minutes and 28.9 seconds to beat Team USA, who won silver.
The American pair of Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher were just 1.4 seconds behind the winners, though Klaebo’s lead was bigger before he showboated his way across the finish line at Milan-Cortina.
Italy’s Elia Barp and Federico Pellegrino took bronze, meanwhile, 3.3 seconds back.
Klaebo has won every race he has entered at these Games, breaking the Winter Olympics record in Sunday’s 4 x 7.5-kilometer relay.
Johannes Hosflot Klaebo celebrates after crossing the line to win yet another gold medal
Klaebo barely looked like he was breaking a sweat as he crossed the line to win on Wednesday
Incredibly, he now sits second in the all-time list of Olympics gold medals, behind only Michael Phelps, whose 23 is unlikely to ever be beaten.
Klaebo is racing away from all other Winter Olympics rivals, with fellow Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjorgen the next best with eight golds between 2002 and 2018.
The 2026 Games could yet get even better for Klaebo, as he prepares to race in the 50-kilometer mass start over the weekend.
He is still only 29 and looks nearly impossible to beat as he competes at the very peak of his powers.
At the 2025 World Championships in Trondheim last year he also cleaned up, winning gold in each of his six disciplines.
Team USA’s Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher celebrate on the podium after clinching silver
Norway’s dominance of the 2026 Winter Olympics continued with the cross-country victory
The mass start 50k is the only cross-country skiing event Klaebo has never medaled in, not competing in 2018 and then failing to finish at Beijing 2022.
In the women’s competition on Wednesday, Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist continued Sweden’s winning run at the 2026 Games.
Switzerland’s Nadja Kaelin and Nadine Faehndrich took silver with Laura Gimmler and Coletta Rydzek of Germany taking the bronze. Norway was edged out to fourth place.
Jessie Diggins of the United States pushed the pace early in the race but finished fifth with partner Julia Kern.
