Ben Ogden Captures First Cross Country Olympic Medal in 50 Years

Ben Ogden ended the United States' 50-year medal drought in cross-country with silver in the sprint event at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Ogden became just the second U.S. man ever to win an Olympic cross-country skiing medal and the first in 50 years.

Bill Koch captured the silver medal in the 50k classic at the Innsbruck 1976 Winter Games. Ogden actually grew up in the Bill Koch Youth Ski League and has skied with Koch. With his highly competitive classic technique, Ogden raced to silver with a time of three minutes and 40 seconds. Norwegian Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won his seventh Olympic gold medal with a time of three minutes and 39 seconds.