Olympics-Crosscountry-Klaebo leads Norway to relay win to claim record ninth gold

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Cross-Country Skiing - Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay - Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, Lago, Italy - February 15, 2026. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway in action during the Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

TESERO, ⁠Italy, Feb 15 (Reuters) - ⁠Johannes Klaebo led ‌Norway to victory in the men's 4x7.5km ​cross-country relay at ⁠the Milano ⁠Cortina Games on Sunday ⁠to ‌win a record ⁠ninth career gold medal ​at ‌the Winter Olympics.

The 29-year-old ⁠has ​won four gold medals at ⁠these Games and ​is widely expected to take another ⁠two in the men's team sprint on Wednesday and ​50km ⁠classic race on Saturday.

(Reporting ​by ‌Liz Hampton and ​Tommy Lund in Tesero, Italy)