February 20, 2026 - In a historic day for Team USA, Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher won team sprint silver on Feb. 18 to earn a first ever men’s Olympic team sprint medal for the United States.

The duo, who are best friends and have grown up together, delivered a composed, high-powered performance when it mattered most.

“It’s insanely fun to do this with your best friend,” said Ogden from Vermont, taking home his second Olympic medal of the Games, having won silver in the classic sprint. “Back in the days, we’d go back and forth with winning and it’s so incredible to do it with a teammate and today’s memories are some I’ll never forget.”

It was Gus Schumacher’s first Olympic medal. “I think this era of U.S. skiing started a while ago,” said Schumacher who hails from Alaska. “But it’s cool to prove it to everyone at the Olympics that we’re in the era.”

Team Norway won the gold medal with a time of 18 minutes and 28.98 seconds, with Norwegian powerhouse Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo winning his fifth gold medal of these games. Team USA took the silver with a quick time of 18 minutes and 30.35 seconds and the Italians came in third place to secure a bronze medal with a time of 18 minutes and 32.29 seconds.

Schumacher raced the last leg of the relay staying on the heels of Klaebo and keeping pace with the Norwegian! He crossed the finish line for team USA in 2nd overall and commented to APU Nordic on his race against Klaebo in the final leg: “I had a clean line of sight, so I was able to lock in…and try to stick with it. I know I can ski technically, just as well as him through the corners. I came in with good speed through the straight. I’m really proud with how I was able to stay in striking distance.”

Team Canada’s Antoine Cyr and Xavier McKeever finished sixth in the men’s event, clocking 18:38.69, which was just 6.4 seconds away from the bronze medal.

In the women’s team sprint, Team USA’s Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern earned a fifth place finish while Canada’s Alison Mackie and Liliane Gagnon finished sixth. Team Sweden won gold, Switzerland was silver and Germany bronze.

Men’s results here.
Women’s results here.

With files from U.S. Ski & Snowboard and the APU Nordic Ski Center