"On Tuesday, the Norwegian cross-country phenomenon did what he has been doing all week: made world-class athletes look as if they were chasing a mirage. Technique? Flawless. Tactics? Ruthless. Power, speed and a hill-climbing gear that seems to defy physics? Check, check and check. Klbo cruised through the sprint classic rounds, detonated the field on the final climb and skied away with his second gold of these Games and his seventh gold overall, putting him just one shy of the all-time Winter Olympic record."
"You just race for second and hope he smiles at you on the way past. I like to go to every race thinking that it's a race for the win, said the silver medallist Ben Ogden, who ended the United States's 50-year medal drought in men's cross-country skiing at the Olympics. But these days, a lot of the time it's a race for second."
Johannes Hsflot Klbo dominated the men's cross-country sprint classic, winning his second gold of these Games and his seventh Olympic gold overall, one shy of the all-time Winter Olympic record. Klbo displayed flawless technique, ruthless tactics, and exceptional power, speed and uphill climbing ability, accelerating away on the final climb. Ben Ogden won silver, ending the United States's 50-year Olympic medal drought in men's cross-country skiing. Norwegian fans and politicians praised Klbo's performance, with the prime minister calling him virtually unbeatable in the sprint. Sweden achieved a 1-2-3 sweep in the women's sprint, led by Linn Svahn, Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist.
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