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Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo helped Norway rack up a record 40 medals (18 golds) at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games, including his sixth gold in the 50-kilometer mass start, underscoring Norway’s winter-sports dominance as the nation’s triumphs temporarily shift attention from recent Epstein-related scandals.
Day 16 of Milan-Cortina centers on the US–Canada men’s hockey final, with Eileen Gu aiming to defend her halfpipe title after a postponement, plus key events in bobsled, curling, and the first women’s 50km cross-country race ahead of the closing ceremony.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won the men’s 50km cross‑country race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, earning his sixth gold—the most at a single Games—and capping a Norwegian podium sweep as he cemented his status as the greatest cross‑country skier.
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway won the men's 50km mass start Classic at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Tesero, becoming the first athlete to win six gold medals at a Winter Games, as Norway swept the podium with Martin Loewstroem Nyenget taking silver and Emil Iversen bronze.
A 2-year-old Czech wolfhound named Nazgul dashed onto the women’s cross-country team sprint course in Lago di Tesero, Italy, during the Olympic qualifier, briefly finishing behind Croatian skier Hadzic as NBC cameras captured the moment and Omega timing gave the pup a photo-finish moment; officials eventually retrieved Nazgul unharmed and returned him to his owner, who said the dog just wanted to follow people. The cameo didn’t affect medal results in the qualifier, and Sweden ultimately won gold in the final.
A two-year-old Czechoslovakian wolfdog named Nazgul briefly joined the cross-country skiing team sprint qualifier, chasing the finish-line camera and delighting spectators as reporters noted the adorable intrusion while the race itself continued without incident.
Mikaela Shiffrin clinches a historic slalom gold by 1.50 seconds, becoming the first U.S. skier with three Olympic golds; the U.S. men’s hockey team survives Sweden in overtime to reach the semifinals; Klæbo secures his 10th Olympic gold in the men’s cross-country team sprint as Milan-Cortina’s Day 12 brings OT thrillers and standout performances.
A loose dog briefly ran onto the finish-area cross-country ski track during the women’s team sprint free at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Tesero, Italy, and was corralled by an official, providing a light, memorable moment from the Games.
At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Mikaela Shiffrin won the women’s slalom gold, Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo captured his 10th Olympic gold in the men’s team sprint free, and Canada and the United States advanced in hockey after overtime wins.
A local Czechoslovakian wolfdog named Nazgul wandered onto the Tesero cross-country course during the women’s team sprint free qualifier, trotting behind skiers as the crowd cheered and briefly crossing the finish line before organizers wrangled him and returned him to his owners; the race proceeded, with Sweden’s Maja Dahlqvist and Jonna Sundling taking gold.
Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, with teammate Einar Hedegart, captured gold in the men’s cross-country skiing team sprint free at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Tesero, Italy, his 10th Olympic gold and a record-breaking addition to the Winter Games medal tally for Klaebo and Norway.
On Day 9 of Milan Cortina 2026, Johannes Klaebo anchored Norway to a 4x7.5km relay gold, making him the Winter Games’ all-time gold leader with nine and keeping Norway ahead in the medal table (26 total, 12 gold) as Italy remains close with 22 medals after adding more golds. Other highlights: Martin Ponsiluoma won gold in the men's 12.5km biathlon pursuit; Mikaël Kingsbury captured the first Olympic dual moguls gold for Canada; Federica Brignone won the women's giant slalom, Lisa Vittozzi took Italy’s second biathlon gold, Femke Kok set an Olympic 500m record to win for the Netherlands; Great Britain's mixed team snowboarding cross won gold; and Anna Odine Strøm gave Norway gold in the women’s ski jumping large hill.
Italy is enjoying its strongest Winter Olympics showing to date, with multiple golds across disciplines like alpine skiing and biathlon and medals in snowboarding and cross-country events that push its total past the 1994 tally.
Norway captured the men's 4x7.5km cross-country relay at the Winter Games as Johannes Klaebo anchored the team to a dominant victory, giving him a record ninth Olympic gold and moving ahead of rival legends; France took silver and Italy bronze as Klaebo widened the final-leg lead from 12.2 to 22.2 seconds.
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo anchored Team Norway to victory in the 4x7.5km cross-country relay, earning his ninth Olympic gold and becoming the Winter Games’ most decorated athlete, as France took silver and Italy bronze in Milan Cortina 2026.