Ben Ogden made history at the Winter Olympics in Italy, becoming the first American man in 50 years to win a medal in cross-country skiing. Ogden secured the silver medal in the cross-country sprint, finishing behind Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, who earned his seventh Olympic gold medal. The 2026 Winter Olympics are set to take place in Milan, where the United States is fielding its largest team ever, with 232 athletes vying for gold.
Ogden, a 25-year-old native of Vermont, expressed his excitement after the race, stating, "Unbelievable, unbelievable. I just can't, I can't put into words. I'm just so thrilled." He added, "I'm proud to be the first in the sprint but there will be more, don't you worry." According to CBS News, the last American man to win a medal in cross-country skiing was Bill Koch in 1976.
The medals awarded at the 2026 Winter Olympics could be particularly valuable due to rising precious metal prices. Olympic gold medals are no longer made of solid gold; they consist of at least 92.5% silver and are plated with six grams of pure gold, according to the International Olympic Committee guidelines. Silver medals are composed of 500 grams of silver, while bronze medals are solid bronze.
In other news, a former Palm Beach, Florida, police chief revealed to the FBI that Donald Trump allegedly told him in the mid-2000s, "thank goodness you're stopping him, everyone has known he's been doing this," referring to Jeffrey Epstein. This information was reported by ABC News, based on an FBI account of an interview with the ex-police chief in 2019. Trump has denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and claimed he cut off contact with him over 20 years ago.
Meanwhile, a senior European intelligence official told The Associated Press that Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no desire to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine and believes he can outmaneuver the United States during talks about ending the war. Kaupo Rosin, the head of Estonia's foreign intelligence service, said Moscow is playing for time in the talks with Washington and is not interested in genuine cooperation.
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