Ellen Søhol Lie, Maddie Hooker, Hugo Hinckfuss and Lars Vik Young took on the 2026 Milano Cortina classic sprint overnight.
In cross-country sprint racing, the fastest 30 athletes from the men’s and women’s qualification rounds advance to the knockout stages, progressing through the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.
Article courtesy olympics.com.au
The Olympic course features two short, sharp climbs followed by a long, decisive uphill. From there, athletes navigated a fast right-hand sweeper before charging back into the stadium for the final sprint to the finish line.
In rapidly warming conditions, the 1.6km track initially firm after an overnight freeze gradually slowed throughout the morning.
The Aussie quartet delivered historic results, with Hugo Hinckfuss placing 42nd, the best-ever Olympic sprint result in Australian history. Lars Vik Young recorded an equal second-best Australian Olympic sprint result, finishing 51st out of 95 athletes. Ellen Søhol Lie finished 50th, an equal second-best-ever result by an Australian woman in a sprint, while Maddie Hooker skied a strong race to 67th place out of 89 athletes.
After illness earlier in the season, Lars Vik Young said: “The skis are really good. It's the best I've felt physically in a really long time, so that's good.” Looking ahead, he added: “The team skate sprint is my favourite, so the shape's coming.”
Ellen Søhol Lie said: “I actually enjoyed the race. We had good skis and good grip, that was fantastic, and the crowd was good.” Looking ahead to the 10km skate on the 12th, she added: “There's a lot of uphill, so I'm looking forward to the downhills. I'm looking forward to a good race where I hopefully can use my power wisely.”
In the women’s event, Sweden dominated the final, with Linn Svahn taking gold, followed by Jonna Sundling, while Maja Dahlqvist rounded out the podium.
Norwegian great, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo claimed his second gold medal of the Games, followed by American, Ben Ogden, with Norwegian, Oskar Opstad Vike completing the podium.
In cross-country sprint racing, the fastest 30 athletes from the men’s and women’s qualification rounds advance to the knockout stages, progressing through the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.
Article courtesy olympics.com.au
The Olympic course features two short, sharp climbs followed by a long, decisive uphill. From there, athletes navigated a fast right-hand sweeper before charging back into the stadium for the final sprint to the finish line.
In rapidly warming conditions, the 1.6km track initially firm after an overnight freeze gradually slowed throughout the morning.
The Aussie quartet delivered historic results, with Hugo Hinckfuss placing 42nd, the best-ever Olympic sprint result in Australian history. Lars Vik Young recorded an equal second-best Australian Olympic sprint result, finishing 51st out of 95 athletes. Ellen Søhol Lie finished 50th, an equal second-best-ever result by an Australian woman in a sprint, while Maddie Hooker skied a strong race to 67th place out of 89 athletes.
After illness earlier in the season, Lars Vik Young said: “The skis are really good. It's the best I've felt physically in a really long time, so that's good.” Looking ahead, he added: “The team skate sprint is my favourite, so the shape's coming.”
Ellen Søhol Lie said: “I actually enjoyed the race. We had good skis and good grip, that was fantastic, and the crowd was good.” Looking ahead to the 10km skate on the 12th, she added: “There's a lot of uphill, so I'm looking forward to the downhills. I'm looking forward to a good race where I hopefully can use my power wisely.”
In the women’s event, Sweden dominated the final, with Linn Svahn taking gold, followed by Jonna Sundling, while Maja Dahlqvist rounded out the podium.
Norwegian great, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo claimed his second gold medal of the Games, followed by American, Ben Ogden, with Norwegian, Oskar Opstad Vike completing the podium.
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