Feb. 21, 2026, 8:58 a.m. ET
The Klaebo climb once again proved to be too much for his competitors.
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway capped his dominance at the 2026 Winter Olympics by taking over in the last 1.5 kilometers of the 50 km mass start to earn his sixth gold medal these Games, finishing the race in 2:06:44.8.
Fellow countrymen Martin Loewstroem Nyenget and Emil Iversen took home the silver and bronze.
Klaebo now stands alone with the most gold medals won at a Winter Olympics, breaking a 36-year-old record by Eric Heiden. The American speed skater won five golds at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Here’s how Klaebo made history at the 2026 Winter Olympics:
What events did Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo win?
Klaebo becomes the first athlete to win six gold medals at any winter Olympics. These are the events he won:
- 10km + 10km skiathlon
- Sprint classic
- 10 km interval start free
- 4 × 7.5km relay
- Team sprint free
- 50km mass start classic
Who has won the most gold medals in a Winter Olympics?
Klaebo, 29, now has the distinction of being the record-holder for most golds at a single Games.
- Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Norway — 6 at 2026 Milano Cortina
- Eric Heiden, USA — 5 at 1980 Lake Placid
- Bjorn Dæhlie, Norway — 4 in 2002 Salt Lake City
- Lyubov Yegorova, Unified Team/Russia — 3 in 1992 Albertville
- Claudia Pechstein, Germany — 3 in 1994 Lillehammer
- Marit Bjorgen, Norwat — 3 in 2010 Vancouver
How many Olympic medals does Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo have?
Klaebo has 13 career Olympic medals, including 11 golds, which is also an Olympic record. He joins American swimmer Michael Phelps, who won 23 gold medals, as the only Olympians with more than 10 career gold medals.
Klaebo helped Norway, with a population of fewer than six million people, score a record of now 18 gold medals, setting the mark for most golds at a single Winter Olympics.
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