Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Becomes Most Decorated Winter Olympian Following Ninth Gold

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo entered the history books by winning his ninth career Olympic gold medal in the cross-country relay at the Milano Cortina 2026 Games.The Norwegian skier led his teammates to victory in Val di Fiemme, surpassing the previous record of eight gold medals held by Marit Bjørgen and Bjørn Dæhlie.The success came despite a controversy involving a special waxing machine, an incident for which the International Ski Federation later admitted a communication error.Other highlights included Federica Brignone winning gold in the giant slalom and Jordan Stolz setting a new Olympic record for USA in speedskating.