Winter Olympics: Ben Ogden takes home silver medal for Team USA

American Ben Ogden earned Team USA its third medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Ogden took the silver medal in the men’s classic cross-country sprint race with a time of 3:40.61. He finished behind Norwegian Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, who crossed the finish line with a time of 3:39.74. He finished ahead of Norway’s Oskar Opstad Vike, who had a time of 3:46.55.

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Norway, Sweden and Finland are usually the countries that dominate cross-country skiing. Ogden’s podium was the first for an American in the discipline. American men had not medaled in any cross-country skiing event since Bill Koch in 1976.

Ogden finished in first place in the second quarterfinal race over Swede Alvar Myhlback, Italy’s Federico Pellegrino and Finland’s Lauri Vuorinen. His American teammate JC Schoonmaker was also vying for a spot in the finals, but came up short in his semifinal race.

Ben Ogden of the United States holds the American flag after winning the silver medal in the men’s cross-country skiing sprint classic at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Tesero, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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Ogden is no stranger to the history books of American cross-country skiing. He and his teammates earned a silver medal at the 2018 World Junior Ski Championships in Switzerland, which was the first medal for the United States at the world juniors.

He made his Olympic debut in 2022 in Beijing and finished 12th in the event. Four years later, Ogden can now consider himself an Olympic medalist.

Ben Ogden of the United States leads the quarterfinals of the men’s cross-country skiing sprint classic at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Tesero, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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Norway’s Klæbo has taken home gold at the last three Olympic Games.