Norway’s Klæbo seals historic sweep with record sixth gold of Winter Games
Victory in 50km mass start breaks record from 1980
Teammates Nyenget and Iversen lock out podium
Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo completed an historic gold medal sweep of the men’s cross-country skiing events on Saturday by winning his sixth race and set the record for the most golds by one athlete in a single Winter Olympics.
The Norwegian’s victory in the 50km mass start race shattered the nearly 50-year record set by the American speed skater Eric Heiden, who won five golds in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. All of Heiden’s wins were in individual races and two of Klaebo’s have come in team events, so Heiden’s record for individual wins still stands. Continue reading...
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