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Michael Phelps has company.
Since 2008, the iconic swimmer had been the only Olympian with double-digit gold medals – until now.
Norwegian Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won his tenth gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games on Wednesday.
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Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo joined Michael Phelps as the only Olympian with 10 gold medals. (Lars Baron, Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Klaebo, 29, competing with Einar Hedegart, won the men’s team sprint to claim his fifth gold of the 2026 Games, finishing in 18 minutes and 28.9 seconds.
Klaebo has won every race he has participated in at these Games, breaking the Winter Olympics record in Sunday’s 4×7.5 kilometer relay.
As you can imagine, Klaebo has also dominated world championships, winning 15 titles. Of his 30 medals in international competition, 25 are gold.
Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo celebrates after crossing the finish line as Norway won gold during the men’s team cross country free sprint final of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Tesero cross-country ski stadium in Lago di Tesero (Val di Fiemme), February 2, 2021. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images)
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Phelps won 23 golds in four Olympic Games between 2004 and 2016, including an 8-for-8 at the 2008 Beijing Games. He won six in Athens, four in London and five in Rio de Janeiro.
Klaebo is now the only Winter Olympian to win 10 gold medals; the next closest three are all from Norway, each with eight but are no longer active. So, it’s safe to say that Klaebo’s record will remain intact for at least a while.
Gold medalist Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway takes to the podium during the medal ceremony for the men’s 4 x 7.5 km relay on the ninth day of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Tesero Cross Country Ski Stadium on February 15, 2026, in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Davide Barbieri/NordicFocus/Getty Images)
He will seek to achieve 6 out of 6 in these Games in the 50 kilometer mass start on Saturday. With a victory, Klaebo would join three swimmers (Phelps (twice), Mark Spitz and Kristin Otto) and gymnast Vitaly Scherbo with at least six golds in an Olympics.
