TESERO, Italy, Feb 18 : Johannes Klaebo led Norway to victory in the men's cross-country team sprint on Wednesday to win his fifth gold of the Milano Cortina Games and 10th career Olympic title, while Sweden's women extended their domination of the sport with another gold. The U.S. men's team won silver, their second of these Games which ended a 50-year medal drought, while Italy took bronze. On the women's side, Switzerland took silver and Germany bronze. He had already surpassed the record for most titles at all Winter Olympics with his win in the men's relay. Sweden's women have dominated cross-country skiing events with nine medals, including golds in skiathlon, classic sprint and the 10km freestyle interval race.

Source: The Times February 18, 2026 17:02 UTC