TESERO, Italy (AP) — Outside the Olympic cross-country stadium in this Dolomite mountain town, Norwegian flags have been draped over the railings like bunting on a national holiday. Fans from the Scandinavian country have set up camp nearby and kept a live tally of medals won by their athletes at the Milan Cortina Games.
The U.S. team of Kalia Kuhn, Connor Curran and Christopher Lillis won gold in freestyle mixed aerials on Saturday, finishing atop the podium for the second consecutive Winter Olympics. The gold medal was also Team USA's 11th of the Milan Cortina Games, more than the U.S. has ever won at a single Winter Games.
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo is officially 6-for-6: He's won gold in all six of his cross-country events at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Norway's 29-year-old Olympic legend entered rare air with one more signature kick on Saturday.
Johannes Klaebo won all six cross-country skiing events at this year's Winter Olympics, the surpassing Eric Heiden's five golds in 1980.
Today sees Norway attempt to make further Olympic history and the United States go for curling and speed skating glory. Follow CNN for live updates on the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.
It has been a record breaking Olympic Winter Games for Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Oslo, Norway. On Saturday, Klaebo set the record for most gold medals at a single Winter Olympic Games with six. Klaebo’s record breaking gold medal
Whether on the ground or in the air, the Norwegians Olympians exude technical prowess, endless enthusiasm and speed. The result is Olympic hardware — 37 medals at the Milano-Cortina Games.
Skjevdal's victory on Friday in the 15 km biathlon mass start added another gold medal to the Scandinavian nation's tally, surpassing its own achievement set at Beijing 2022 and cementing its place at the top of the global rankings.