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Klaebo Makes Winter Olympics History with Record-Tying 8th Gold in 10km Freestyle

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Johannes Høsflot Klæbo skrev seg enda dypere inn i norsk idrettshistorie fredag kveld da han suste inn til gull på 10 km fristil i Val di Fiemme under Milano-Cortina 2026. Seieren var 29-åringens tredje i lekene og brakte ham opp i åtte olympiske gull – likt den evige rekorden som ble satt av Ole Einar Bjørndalen og Marit Bjørgen. Med sprintgullet fra mandag og teamsprint-triumfen torsdag fullførte langrennskongen et gyllent hat-trick som fikk den rødkledde norske fansonen til å koke. Klæbo var “målløs” ifølge egne ord til pressen, men på ski var han alt annet enn stum. Han åpnet kontrollert, før han skrudde opp turboen i den siste 3-kilometerssløyfen og parkerte konkurrentene med karakteristiske dobbelttak-fraskyv og lynraske fiskebeinskliv. Tiden 21.46,8 var 12,2 sekunder foran italienske Simone Mocellini, mens finske Iivo Niskanen tok bronsen ytterligere to tideler bak. “Jeg reiser skiene av meg for publikum – de bar meg frem,” sa Klæbo mens han viftet det norske flagget over hodet. Gullet gjør at Norge beholder topp­plassen på medaljestatistikken og gir Klæbo sjansen til å bli tidenes mestvinnende vinterolympier allerede i søndagens 50 km klassisk fellesstart. Landslagstrener Eirik Myhr Nossum antydet at stjernen “fremdeles har krefter på lager”, mens rivalene innrømmet at det eneste som kan stoppe nordmannen er “en snøstorm på hjemmebane”. Klæbo selv tonet ned rekordpratet, men innrømmet at “det kribler i beina” før kongedistansen. Bak tallene ligger også historien om en løper som har redefinert hva som er mulig i moderne langrenn. Med imponerende styrke i staking, millimeter-presisjon i svingene og taktisk teft har han gjort hver start til et globalt TV-øyeblikk. Når 50 000 tilskuere tar plass ved Passo Lavazè på søndag, vet de at et niende gull vil løfte Klæbo alene på tronen – og sende hele Ski-Norge til himmels. --- Johannes Høsflot Klæbo pushed his name even deeper into Norwegian sporting folklore on Friday night, powering to victory in the 10-kilometre freestyle race at Val di Fiemme during Milano-Cortina 2026. The win was the 29-year-old’s third of these Games and lifted him to eight Olympic gold medals, matching the all-time Winter record held by Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Marit Bjørgen. Added to Monday’s sprint crown and Thursday’s team-sprint success, the cross-country superstar completed a golden hat-trick that sent the red-clad Norwegian fan zone into raptures. Klæbo told reporters he was “lost for words,” but on skis he was anything but silent. He started conservatively, then ignited his trademark double-poling turbo over the final three-kilometre loop, dropping his rivals with lightning-quick V-skates. His time of 21:46.8 left home favourite Simone Mocellini 12.2 seconds adrift, with Finland’s Iivo Niskanen a further two-tenths back for bronze. “I raise my skis to the crowd – they carried me,” Klæbo said, waving the Norwegian flag above his head. The gold keeps Norway atop the medal table and gives Klæbo the chance to become the most decorated Winter Olympian outright in Sunday’s 50 km classic mass start. National coach Eirik Myhr Nossum hinted the star “still has fuel in the tank,” while rivals admitted the only thing that might stop the Norwegian is “a hometown blizzard.” Klæbo himself played down record chatter but confessed “my legs are tingling” ahead of the marathon event. Beyond the numbers lies the story of a skier who has redefined modern cross-country. With crushing double-poling strength, millimetre-perfect cornering and razor-sharp race craft, he turns every start into a global TV moment. When 50,000 spectators pack Passo Lavazè on Sunday, they will know a ninth gold would place Klæbo alone on the summit of Winter Olympic history – and send all of Ski-Norway into orbit.

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