Team Sprint (Freestyle) — The Team Sprint event fields paired teams of two athletes each, and follows the interval-start format. Each of a team’s two skiers alternate in timed turns around the event’s 1,585-meter (approximately 1 mile) course, with the event’s final round consisting of more overall laps than the earlier, qualifying knockout round.

Here's the full cross-country skiing schedule at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

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They grew up idolizing US skier Bill Koch. Now Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher's names will be listed alongside his in Olympic cross-country ski history.

A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times.

American cross-country skiers Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher teamed up to win a silver medal Wednesday in the team sprint competition at the Olympics.

Nazgul the Czechoslovakian wolfdog managed to get away from his home and wagged his way onto the course. In fact, Nazgul accompanied two skiers as they completed their part of the race. RELATED: Here Are All the Team USA Medal Winners at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

In the women’s cross-country skiing team sprint qualification, a dog ran onto the course and zoomed with two skiers across the finish line. The good boy’s sprint was caught by the photo finish camera.

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A wolfdog named Nazgul stunned Olympic skiers when he sprinted onto the cross-country course mid-race. That's one good boy.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina have featured a bit of everything, but even some fans were still left shocked by Wednesday’s cross-country skiing event. An unexpected dog stole the show during the cross-country skiing team sprint qualifying event,

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