Sweden's Ebba Andersson makes miraculous recovery to win silver medal after epic wipeout

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No two Olympic medals are earned the same way.

Sweden had a chance to secure a gold medal in the women’s 4 x 7.5 km relay, but Ebba Andersson crashed hard and flipped over. When Andersson got up, she realized she had lost her right ski and couldn’t put it back on.

She then plodded along with one ski, carrying the other under her arm, while waiting for Sweden’s ski technician to reach her with a new ski. The hectic scene unfolded as Andersson was attempting to keep Sweden's place on the podium. 

Making matters worse, the ski technician, while running to catch up with Andersson, also fell in the snow to delay them even further.

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Ebba Andersson tags teammate Frida Karlsson, right, during the cross-country skiing women’s 4x7.5 km relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Tesero, Italy, on Feb. 14, 2026. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)

"She’s fallen again," BBC commentator Rob Walker said as the mishap occurred, via the New York Post. "An absolute disaster – and she’s lost a ski. She’s doing her level best to catch it up."

"What a nightmare this has turned out to be for the Swede. It’s all been going so well so far. Frida Karlsson (Andersson’s teammate) can barely bring herself to look."

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Frida Karlsson walks off the course after completing her leg of the cross-country skiing women’s 4x7.5 km relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Tesero, Italy, on Feb. 14, 2026. (Matthias Schrader/AP Photo)

"And what an effort from Andersson. She’s running. She’s running with the ski under her arm. Desperate