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.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan has entered its final days, giving cross-country skier Gus Schumacher one final attempt to bring a gold medal to the Last Frontier in 2026.

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.

TESERO, Italy (AP) — Fresh off ending a 50‑year medal drought in men's cross-country skiing, American Ben Ogden proved Wednesday it was no fluke by winning a second silver. Teaming up with Gus Schumacher,

Milli and Noob Noob, two ermines at the Alaska Zoo, play an important role as Alaska's unofficial mascots for the 2026 Winter Olympics