Team USA's Ben Loomis and Niklas Malacinski earned a seventh-place finish in the men’s team sprint large hill 2x7.5k in a race plagued by heavy snowfall, which created difficult skiing conditions on Thursday. 

Team Norway took gold with a time of 41 minutes and 18 seconds with Norwegian powerhouse Jens Luraas Oftebro securing gold in all three nordic combined events at the Games. Team Finland claimed silver in 41 minutes and 18.5 seconds, while Austria rounded out the podium with bronze in 41 minutes and 40.3 seconds.  

The podium marks a historic ending to the Games with same three nations occupying the podium in all three nordic combined events, the first time to have ever happened in the Olympics. 

While unable to reach the podium, Team USA’s Ben Loomis and Niklas Malacinski showed immense grit and composure in the snowy conditions, battling through the heavy snowfall to secure a hard-earned top-10 finish to close out their Olympic competition on a strong note. 

RESULTS 
Men's Olympic team sprint large hill / 2x7.5k 

Niklas Malacinski led the American men in the Olympic large hill 10K on February 17th, finishing 13th in just his second Olympic appearance. His five-place improvement from the normal hill event on the 11th reflected a stronger, more complete performance against a deep international field.

Norway dominated once again, with two-time gold medalist (of just these games) Jens Luraas Oftebro winning the gold medal with a time of 24 minutes and 45 seconds. Austria's Johannes Lamparter earned his second silver medal of these games coming in 5.9 seconds behind the Norwegian with Ilkka Herola of Finland rounding out the podium with a bronze medal and time of 24 minutes and 59.8 seconds. 

Team USA’s Benjamin Loomis placed 27th in his second start of these Games, competing in his second Olympic Winter Games after previously appearing in 2018.

Up next is the Team sprint large hill/2 x 7.5 km race. 

RESULTS 

Men's Olympic 10k