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After son’s fourth straight gold in Italy, Klæbo’s father says “we’re just having fun”

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 15, 2026

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers who have helped put our Nat Herz on the ground at the Olympics. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. PREDAZZO, ITALY — Johannes Høsflot Klæbo is four for four — and officially the most golden Winter Olympian in history. By anchoring Norway’s relay team to first place Sunday, Klæbo claimed his ninth Winter Olympic gold —...

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‘Hard things are what’s cool about sport’: Gus Schumacher on a tough Olympics start

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 14, 2026

Gus Schumacher is one of the stars in U.S. cross-country skiing, and he was one of the team’s top medal hopefuls coming into the Winter Olympics in Italy. Against the same field that competes at the Games, the Alaskan won a World Cup race in Minnesota in 2024. Then, Schumacher, 25, was on the World Cup podium twice more just last month, in Switzerland. So far, though, his Olympics haven’t gone as planned, with tough...

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For Olympians, a medal changes your life ‘overnight.’ Here’s how it changed Ben Ogden’s.

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 13, 2026

PREDAZZO, ITALY — Ben Ogden, the U.S. cross-country skier, was ready to celebrate his historic Olympic silver Tuesday with his signature backflip off the podium. But there was a problem: He had to pee. After Ogden won the first men’s medal in cross-country skiing in a half-century, doping testers needed a urine sample. So, he did the obvious thing and “drank, like, three bottles of water, immediately,” he said. The need to relieve himself, he...