Norway's Klaebo wins opening race at Milan Cortina, grabbing sixth gold medal in skiathlon

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo cruised to a sixth Olympic gold medal in his opening race of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics in men’s skiathlon Sunday. The 29-year-old was in the lead pack throughout, hammering competitors in the sprint to end in 46 minutes, 11 seconds, ahead of Mathis Desloges of France and Norwegian pacemaker Martin Loewstroem Nyenget, who were 2.0 seconds and 2.1 seconds behind. Challengers Edvin Anger of Sweden and Norway's Harald Oestberg Amundsen suffered falls in the icy course.

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