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Crosscountry-Sweden's health-protecting gambit pays off with early medal rush
TESERO, Italy, Feb 10 : Sweden’s ultra-cautious approach to protecting the health of its cross-country skiers has paid dividends after a dominant start that has seen its women collect five of the six medals awarded so far at the Winter Olympics.
Crosscountry-Ogden hopes silver medal inspires Americans to take up his sport
TESERO, Italy, Feb 10 : U.S. cross-country skier Ben Ogden is hoping to usher in a new era for his sport in his home country after clinching a silver medal in the Olympic classic sprint on Tuesday and ending a 50-year medal drought for the U.S. men's cross-country team.
Biathlon-Finland-Minkkinen seeks to inspire new Finnish generation at Milano Cortina
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 10 : Long a cross-country skiing power, Finland has often struggled to produce biathletes in the same class, but Suvi Minkkinen's strong chances of a medal at the Milan Cortina Games is giving fans hope that a golden age may be about to dawn in the sport.
Crosscountry-Klaebo cruises to seventh gold in men's classic sprint
TESERO, Italy, Feb 10 : Norway’s Johannes Klaebo won the men's classic cross-country ski sprint for his seventh career Olympic gold medal with ease on Tuesday, while Linn Svahn led a Swedish podium sweep in the women's race at the Milano Cortina Games.
Crosscountry-Svahn leads Swedish podium sweep in women's classic sprint
TESERO, Italy, Feb 10 : Sweden’s Linn Svahn won gold in the women's classic cross-country ski sprint on Tuesday at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
2026 Winter Olympics Feb. 10 schedule: Milan Cortina events - ESPN
The 2026 Winter Olympics continue this week with luge, curling, figure skating, alpine skiing and more events in action.
Crosscountry-Six down, three to go: Klaebo edges closer to making history
TESERO, Italy, Feb 9 : Norway's Johannes Klaebo has history in his sights as he moves closer to becoming the most successful Olympic skier at the Milano Cortina Winter Games, although the Norwegian insists he is not thinking about records.