Moments after coming second in the men's 10 km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, French cross-country skier Mathis Desloges threw down the gauntlet to Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo who had also taken gold ahead of him a day earlier in the 10km + 10km skiathlon.
"I've been telling everyone that I've been training hard for these races," the 23-year-old told broadcaster Eurosport. "Here's a second silver so I'm clearly at a high level. Another silver gives me the hope and belief that one day I will be ahead of him [Klaebo].
