"VAL DI FIEMME, Italy - Vermont cross-country ski racer Ben Ogden pulled off a feat today at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy, that no men's U.S. skier has accomplished since 1976 ascending a podium at a Winter Olympics. Ogden, 25, won silver, finishing behind Johannes Klaebo of Norway. Oskar Vike of Norway finished in third place, claiming bronze."
"Today's race was a sprint in the classic style, requiring racers to qualify and then advance through quarter-finals and semi-finals before the final heat of six skiers in which medals are decided. Ogden qualified in second place and looked strong in the heats. He finished well behind Klaebo, the winningest cross country skier ever, but well ahead of Vike. The last U.S. men's ski racer to medal in cross-country was Ogden's fellow Vermonter Bill Koch, who took silver at the Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria."
Ben Ogden, 25, won the silver medal in the men's cross-country classic sprint at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Johannes Klaebo of Norway won gold and Oskar Vike of Norway took bronze. The sprint format required qualification and advancing through quarter-finals and semi-finals to a six-skier final. Ogden qualified second, performed strongly in the heats, and finished well behind Klaebo but ahead of Vike. The medal is the first Olympic men's cross-country podium for the United States since Bill Koch's silver in 1976. The U.S. Ski team celebrated the result. Julia Kern finished sixth and Jessie Diggins failed to advance.
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