Olympic silver medalist Gus Schumacher named Alaska Athlete of the Week

Gus Schumacher earned our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after his historic performance at the Milan Olympics in Italy.

The Anchorage skier teamed up with Vermont’s Ben Ogden to claim the silver medal in the team sprint. It was the third medal in Olympic history for the U.S. men.

Schumacher, 25, skied a gutsy final leg to keep up with Norway super-human Johannes Høsflot Klæbo for most of the race’s final 1.5 kilometers, a tactic that paid off…

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