Anchorage cross-country skiing superstar Gus Schumacher was nearly perfect racing the anchor leg Wednesday in the team sprint event.

When Alaska’s Gus Schumacher crossed the finish line Wednesday in Italy’s Val di Fiemme region, it lifted the Anchorage skier into rare air.

After a strong run of World Cup finishes this season, Schumacher reflects on some of the disappointment of his Olympic experience and how he hopes to progress.

The achievement marks a historic turning point for the U.S. men’s cross-country program, which had only won one Olympic medal in its history prior to these games.

After winning one men’s cross-country skiing medal in the previous century, Team USA gained two silvers in a week with Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher.

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