American cross-country skier Ben Ogden secured a silver medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Tesero, Italy, on February 10, ending a 50-year medal drought for U.S. men in the sport. Ogden, 25, finished behind Johannes Klaebo of Norway in the men's sprint classic, according to NPR News.
The victory marked a significant achievement for the U.S. team, as no American male skier had reached the podium at a Winter Olympics since 1976, as reported by NPR News. The event took place in Val di Fiemme, Italy.
The Games also saw other notable developments. A Dutch speedskating champion and a U.S. influencer's casual bar encounter unexpectedly drew global attention, highlighting the evolving intersection of sports and celebrity, according to BREAKING: NPR News. Additionally, Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych planned to honor fallen athletes with a helmet display, defying the IOC's ban, as stated in Multi-source: NPR News.
In other Olympic news, according to Time, Mikaela Shiffrin, the winningest ski racer of all time, did not win a medal at her last Olympics, in Beijing, despite competing in six races. The article also mentioned that Breezy Johnson, the freshly crowned Milano Cortina downhill gold medalist, gave a cushion to Shiffrin in the slalom portion of the Olympic alpine team combined event on February 10 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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