Olympics: Team USA duo gets silver in cross-country team sprint

Team USA’s cross-country competitors continued to make a lasting impression at the Winter Olympics, picking up a silver medal in the team sprint on Wednesday.

Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher sealed the Americans’ third medal in the sport with a silver in the team sprint. They finished behind Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and Einar Hedegart. The USA crossed the line with a time of 18:30.35, barely two seconds behind Norway.

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Italy’s Elia Barp and Federico Pellegrino took home bronze.

It is the second medal for Ogden, who won a silver medal in the classic sprint race earlier in the Games. Schumacher did well on the junior circuit, but Wednesday marked his first Olympic medal.

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Ben Ogden, right, and Gus Schumacher, of the United States, celebrate with the American flag after winning the silver medal in the cross country men’s team sprint free at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Tesero, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Three medals for Team USA marked the most in cross country and could pick up a fourth in the women’s team sprint, as Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern still have to perform. Diggins won a bronze medal in the 10-kilometer freestyle race.

The team sprint has largely been dominated by the Norwegian athletes. They have won gold medals in the last two Olympics and in 2010 in Vancouver.

Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher of the United States pose after winning the silver medal in the cross country men’s team sprint free at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Tesero, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Klaebo has five gold medals at this Olympics alone. He has a total of 10 gold medals on his resume and 13 medals in total.