USA’s Ben Ogden wins silver medal at Olympics in men’s cross-country

Feb. 10, 2026, 8:28 a.m. ET MILAN — Team USA has its first cross-country skiing medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics. American cross-country skier Ben Ogden captured the silver medal in the men’s sprint classic on Tuesday, finishing with a time of 3:40.61, less than a second behind Norwegian star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo. Norway’s Oskar … Read more

Ben Ogden ends U.S. men’s 50-year Olympic medal drought in cross-country skiing

TESERO, Italy — Ben Ogden broke the United States men’s 50-year cross-country skiing Olympic drought, winning the Americans’ second-ever medal with silver in Tuesday’s sprint, behind a dominant gold medal performance from Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, his second straight of the games. Norway’s Oskar Opstad Vike took bronze. The U.S. men hadn’t medaled in cross-country … Read more