Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint

Men's sprint
at the XXV Olympic Winter Games
Cross-country skiing
VenueCross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal,
Tesero
Date10 February 2026
Competitors95 from 50 nations
Winning time3:39.74
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ben Ogden  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oskar Opstad Vike  Norway
Cross-country skiing at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Qualification
Distance
Freestyle interval startmenwomen
Skiathlonmenwomen
Classical mass startmenwomen
Relaymenwomen
Sprint
Individual (classical)menwomen
Team (freestyle)menwomen

The men's sprint competition in cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February, over a 1.585-kilometre (0.985 mi) course[1] at the Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal in Tesero.[2] Johannes Høsflot Klæbo of Norway, the 2018 and 2022 champion, won the event and his seventh gold medal. Ben Ogden of the United States won silver, and Oskar Opstad Vike won bronze. Both became the first-time medalists. Ogden became the first American male cross-country skier to win a medal since Bill Koch in 1976.

Background

The 2022 champion, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, qualified for the Olympics, as did the silver medalist, Federico Pellegrino. The bronze medalist, Alexander Terentyev, was barred from participation because skiers from Russia could only participate as individual neutral athletes, and he did not obtain this status. Klæbo was leading both overall and sprint standings of the 2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup before the Olympics. He was the 2025 world champion in sprint as well.

Qualification

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Results

Qualifying

The qualifying was held at 09:55.[2][3] The fastest thirty athletes qualified (Q) for the finals.

Rank Bib Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 24 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  Norway 3:07.37 Q
2 8 Ben Ogden  United States 3:09.88 +2.51 Q
3 18 Jules Chappaz  France 3:12.86 +5.49 Q
4 13 Jiří Tuž  Czech Republic 3:13.48 +6.11 Q
5 2 Harald Østberg Amundsen  Norway 3:14.12 +6.75 Q
6 15 Noe Näff  Switzerland 3:14.23 +6.86 Q
7 11 Alvar Myhlback  Sweden 3:14.53 +7.16 Q
8 22 Valerio Grond  Switzerland 3:14.81 +7.44 Q
9 14 Emil Liekari  Finland 3:15.01 +7.64 Q
10 29 Lucas Chanavat  France 3:15.29 +7.92 Q
11 23 Jan Stölben  Germany 3:15.76 +8.39 Q
12 4 Janik Riebli  Switzerland 3:15.81 +8.44 Q
13 19 Jaume Pueyo  Spain 3:15.81 +8.44 Q
14 27 Ondřej Černý  Czech Republic 3:15.93 +8.56 Q
15 30 Federico Pellegrino  Italy 3:16.11 +8.74 Q
16 10 Joni Mäki  Finland 3:16.15 +8.78 Q
17 12 Simone Mocellini  Italy 3:16.24 +8.87 Q
18 3 Richard Jouve  France 3:16.44 +9.07 Q
19 28 Edvin Anger  Sweden 3:17.31 +9.94 Q
20 16 Oskar Opstad Vike  Norway 3:17.41 +10.04 Q
21 26 Erik Valnes  Norway 3:17.44 +10.07 Q
22 40 Théo Schely  France 3:17.84 +10.47 Q
23 9 Zak Ketterson  United States 3:18.14 +10.77 Q
24 52 Simone Daprà  Italy 3:18.14 +10.77 Q
25 20 Anton Grahn  Sweden 3:18.21 +10.84 Q
26 32 Elia Barp  Italy 3:18.27 +10.90 Q
27 6 Lauri Vuorinen  Finland 3:18.28 +10.91 Q
28 21 JC Schoonmaker  United States 3:18.38 +11.01 Q
29 48 Bernat Sellés  Spain 3:18.56 +11.19 Q
30 5 Johan Häggström  Sweden 3:18.73 +11.36 Q
31 17 Gus Schumacher  United States 3:18.87 +11.50
31 31 Miha Šimenc  Slovenia 3:18.87 +11.50
33 7 Benjamin Moser  Austria 3:19.04 +11.67
34 25 Niilo Moilanen  Finland 3:19.69 +12.32
35 38 Savelii Korostelev  Individual Neutral Athletes 3:19.88 +12.51
36 51 Janosch Brugger  Germany 3:20.45 +13.08
37 37 Wang Qiang  China 3:21.49 +14.12
38 34 Michal Novák  Czech Republic 3:21.66 +14.29
39 46 Antoine Cyr  Canada 3:21.96 +14.59
40 36 Maciej Staręga  Poland 3:22.28 +14.91
41 39 Xavier McKeever  Canada 3:22.46 +15.09
42 56 Hugo Hinckfuss  Australia 3:23.41 +16.04
43 42 Vili Črv  Slovenia 3:23.44 +16.07
44 45 Martin Himma  Estonia 3:23.64 +16.27
45 1 James Clugnet  Great Britain 3:23.66 +16.29
46 35 Michael Föttinger  Austria 3:23.92 +16.55
47 54 Thomas Stephen  Canada 3:24.02 +16.65
48 57 Manex Silva  Brazil 3:25.48 +18.11
49 49 Peter Hinds  Slovakia 3:25.78 +18.41
50 33 Nejc Štern  Slovenia 3:26.12 +18.75
51 43 Lars Young Vik  Australia 3:26.13 +18.76
52 47 Raimo Vīgants  Latvia 3:26.26 +18.89
53 53 Sebastian Bryja  Poland 3:26.83 +19.46
54 74 Aleksandar Grbović  Montenegro 3:27.09 +19.72
55 41 Marc Colell  Spain 3:27.49 +20.12
56 55 Rémi Drolet  Canada 3:27.72 +20.35
57 50 Lauris Kaparkalējs  Latvia 3:28.33 +20.96
58 81 Tomáš Cenek  Slovakia 3:28.34 +20.97
59 44 Karl Sebastian Dremljuga  Estonia 3:29.60 +22.23
60 70 Dmytro Drahun  Ukraine 3:30.74 +23.37
61 60 Marko Skender  Croatia 3:31.91 +24.54
62 59 Franco Dal Farra  Argentina 3:32.07 +24.70
63 63 Gabriel Cojocaru  Romania 3:32.17 +24.80
64 85 Lee Joon-seo  South Korea 3:32.40 +25.03
65 69 Samuel Ikpefan  Nigeria 3:33.31 +25.94
66 77 Modestas Vaičiulis  Lithuania 3:34.87 +27.50
67 71 Strahinja Erić  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3:35.07 +27.70
68 65 Li Minglin  China 3:35.56 +28.19
69 62 Mark Chanloung  Thailand 3:35.71 +28.34
70 61 Oleksandr Lisohor  Ukraine 3:36.57 +29.20
71 75 Robin Frommelt  Liechtenstein 3:36.60 +29.23
72 76 Paul Pepene  Romania 3:37.60 +30.23
73 82 Daniel Peshkov  Bulgaria 3:37.69 +30.32
74 67 Mario Matikanov  Bulgaria 3:37.97 +30.60
75 89 Vitaliy Pukhkalo  Kazakhstan 3:38.02 +30.65
76 88 Amirgali Muratbekov  Kazakhstan 3:38.17 +30.80
77 58 Niks Saulītis  Latvia 3:38.38 +31.01
78 80 Mateo Sauma  Argentina 3:38.48 +31.11
79 68 Dagur Benediktsson  Iceland 3:40.09 +32.72
80 83 Abdullah Yılmaz  Turkey 3:40.34 +32.97
81 84 Batmönkhiin Achbadrakh  Mongolia 3:40.75 +33.38
82 64 Stevenson Savart  Haiti 3:40.92 +33.55
83 72 Fredrik Fodstad  Colombia 3:41.28 +33.91
84 66 Tautvydas Strolia  Lithuania 3:42.03 +34.66
85 86 Nail Bashmakov  Kazakhstan 3:43.00 +35.63
86 73 Sebastián Endrestad  Chile 3:43.31 +35.94
87 78 Miloš Milosavljević  Serbia 3:47.03 +39.66
88 87 Nicolas Claveau-Laviolette  Venezuela 3:47.29 +39.92
89 90 Stavre Jada  North Macedonia 3:59.56 +52.19
90 92 Ádám Büki  Hungary 4:02.02 +54.65
91 93 José Cabeça  Portugal 4:02.77 +55.40
92 95 Apostolos Angelis  Greece 4:06.03 +58.66
93 94 Timo Juhani Grönlund  Bolivia 4:06.04 +58.67
94 91 Artur Saparbekov  Kyrgyzstan 4:36.85 +1:29.48
79 Thomas Maloney Westgård  Ireland Did not start

Quarterfinals

Two fastest athletes from each quarterfinal qualify (Q) for semifinals. In addition, two athletes with the fastest times among all others ("lucky losers", LL) qualify.

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 1 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  Norway 3:30.66 Q
2 21 Erik Valnes  Norway 3:30.85 +0.19 Q
3 3 Jules Chappaz  France 3:30.92 +0.26
4 19 Edvin Anger  Sweden 3:31.15 +0.49
5 26 Elia Barp  Italy 3:31.48 +0.82
6 30 Johan Häggström  Sweden RAL
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 2 Ben Ogden  United States 3:26.10 Q
2 7 Alvar Myhlback  Sweden 3:28.39 +2.29 Q
3 15 Federico Pellegrino  Italy 3:28.77 +2.67 LL
4 27 Lauri Vuorinen  Finland 3:28.99 +2.89 LL
5 9 Emil Liekari  Finland 3:29.28 +3.18
6 22 Théo Schely  France 3:29.37 +3.27
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 17 Simone Mocellini  Italy 3:31.03 Q
2 4 Jiří Tuž  Czech Republic 3:31.11 +0.08 Q
3 16 Joni Mäki  Finland 3:31.42 +0.39
4 10 Lucas Chanavat  France 3:32.22 +1.19
5 11 Jan Stölben  Germany 3:36.07 +5.04
6 23 Zak Ketterson  United States 3:53.33 +22.30
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 20 Oskar Opstad Vike  Norway 3:31.96 Q
2 28 JC Schoonmaker  United States 3:32.07 +0.11 Q
3 5 Harald Østberg Amundsen  Norway 3:32.50 +0.54
4 8 Valerio Grond  Switzerland 3:32.54 +0.58
5 18 Richard Jouve  France 3:41.45 +9.49
6 29 Bernat Sellés  Spain 3:41.76 +9.80
Quarterfinal 5
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 25 Anton Grahn  Sweden 3:38.25 Q
2 24 Simone Daprà  Italy 3:38.70 +0.45 Q
3 14 Ondřej Černý  Czech Republic 3:38.72 +0.47
4 6 Noe Näff  Switzerland 3:39.13 +0.88
5 12 Janik Riebli  Switzerland 3:39.80 +1.55
6 13 Jaume Pueyo  Spain 3:40.44 +2.19

Semifinals

Two fastest athletes from each semifinal qualify (Q) for the final. In addition, two athletes with the fastest times among all others ("lucky losers", LL) qualify.

Semifinal 1
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 1 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  Norway 3:39.72 Q
2 27 Lauri Vuorinen  Finland 3:40.28 +0.56 Q
3 2 Ben Ogden  United States 3:40.32 +0.60 LL
4 21 Erik Valnes  Norway 3:41.48 +1.76 LL
5 7 Alvar Myhlback  Sweden 3:44.47 +4.75
6 17 Simone Mocellini  Italy 3:56.89 +17.17
Semifinal 2
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 4 Jiří Tuž  Czech Republic 3:41.00 Q
2 20 Oskar Opstad Vike  Norway 3:41.00 +0.00 Q
3 15 Federico Pellegrino  Italy 3:42.42 +1.42
4 28 JC Schoonmaker  United States 3:43.16 +2.16
5 25 Anton Grahn  Sweden 3:44.53 +3.53
6 24 Simone Daprà  Italy 3:45.12 +4.12

Final

The final was held at 13:38.[2][4]

Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  Norway 3:39.74
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 Ben Ogden  United States 3:40.61 +0.87
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 20 Oskar Opstad Vike  Norway 3:46.55 +6.81
4 27 Lauri Vuorinen  Finland 3:51.39 +11.65
5 4 Jiří Tuž  Czech Republic 3:58.28 +18.54
6 21 Erik Valnes  Norway 4:14.58 +34.84

References

  1. ^ Marcellino, Marisa (10 August 2025). "Cross-Country Skiing 101: Competition format". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 21 August 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "2026 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version - Cross-country skiing". Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Cross-Country Skiing – Men's Sprint Classic – Qualification – Results" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Cross-Country Skiing – Men's Sprint Classic – Results Summary" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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