Sports · 18 February 2026

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo anchors Norway to relay gold, becomes winningest Winter Olympian with nine golds

Exam-focused facts from the 18 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won his ninth Winter Olympics gold medal in the men’s 4x7.5km cross-country skiing relay.
  • Team Norway finished first, Team France took silver 22.2 seconds behind, and Team Italy claimed bronze 47.9 seconds behind.
  • Italy’s bronze was its first cross-country skiing medal of the Milan Cortina Games.
  • Klaebo’s gold tally surpasses fellow Norwegians Marit Bjorgen, Ole Einar Bjorndalen and Bjorn Daehlie.
  • Norway’s relay team consisted of Emil Iversen, Martin Loewstroem Nyenget, Einar Hedegart and Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo.
  • The 4x7.5km relay was the fourth men’s cross-country event contested in Italy.

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