Norway's Heidi Weng wins silver while Switzerland's Nadja Kaelin takes bronze in quite the showdown in the last cross-country skiing race at Milano Cortina 2026

We got a hint of an answer on Wednesday as a Czechoslovakian wolfdog founds its way to the women's cross-country free sprint qualification event and applied some pressure on a couple of competitors nearing the finish line.

TESERO, Italy (AP) — Jessie Diggins crossed the line Sunday as she has done so often over 15 years on the world stage — with the tank entirely empty. Collapsed on the snow with her chest heaving, Diggins ended a 50-kilometer race in fifth place — just a few seconds shy of one more medal.

Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won a ninth gold medal in cross-country skiing, setting a Winter Games record.

Equipment testers will sometimes ski dozens of miles a day to dial in the right combination of ski, wax and grind work.

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo is officially 6-for-6: He's won gold in all six of his cross-country events at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Norway's 29-year-old Olympic legend entered rare air with one more signature kick on Saturday.

Mackie was one of four Canadians in the race, alongside Liliane Gagnon (17th), Sonjaa Schmidt (34th) and Katherine Stewart-Jones (47th). Both 23 years old, Gagnon and Schmidt were—like Mackie—making their Olympic debuts this year.