Ogden, Schumacher grab silver for U.S. in Olympic cross-country team sprint, Diggins falls short : NPR
Gus Schumacher, left, and Ben Ogden, of the United States, celebrating a historic win for Team USA in Tesero, Italy, today. Lars Baron/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Lars Baron/Getty Images Europe CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — U.S. cross-country skiers Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher — the strongest pair of U.S. male skiers ever to race in the men’s Olympic team sprint — broke through Wednesday afternoon in Val di Fiemme, Italy, capturing an unprecedented silver medal. “It’s insane. Man, we proved today and all week we are here to stay and the USA guys are in good form, so it was awesome,” Ogden said. “I’ve had some really tough races, teaching myself to believe through all that and be confident in myself and in my team. This is the proudest moment,” Schumacher said. The result builds on Ogden’s history-making silver medal finish last week – the first time a U.S. man had reached the podium in an Olympics since 1976. As expected, the Norwegian team led by Johannes Klaebo captured gold. This is Klaebo’s …
