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Ben Ogden becomes the most decorated U.S. men’s cross-country skier in Olympic history with a second silver at the Winter Games.
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What to know about 2-time Olympic silver medalist, Vermont's Ben Ogden
Ben Ogden became the first former Catamount athlete to win two Olympic medals at the same games. What else to know about the breakout star?
Ben Ogden hopes his Olympic silver medal — and celebratory backflip — will spark a new era for American cross-country skiing.
Both of his sisters were also competitive skiers.
Ogden, 26, has had a few podium finishes on the World Cup against Olympic-level competition. But the Vermonter was far from a lock for a medal in Tuesday’s sprint race, where he was nearly eliminated after failing to place in the top two in his semifinal heat and only advanced to the final as a “lucky loser” based on his finish time.
Ben Ogden, who secured his second silver on Wednesday, revealed what the U.S. cross-country skiing legend taught him when he was growing up in Vermont.