“Yesterday I fell and hit my head pretty hard, but luckily everything is fine under the hood ❤️”, was published on Klaebo’s social networks. “I ended up with a concussion, so I’ll be taking a few days off from both training and the internet just to make sure everything is fixed properly. I only have one head, so I have to take good care of it.”
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In Thursday’s sprint semifinals in Drammen, Norway, Klaebo crashed after American Ben Ogden’s skis got caught on Norwegian Aron Aakre Rysstad’s skis, and Ogden fell in front of Klaebo.
Klaebo will miss Saturday’s 50km mass start in Oslo, one of the biggest events of the World Cup season. It is too early to say whether he will compete in the World Cup final next weekend in Lake Placid, New York, according to Norwegian media citing the team doctor.
Klaebo has already clinched his sixth title of the overall World Cup season with four races remaining.
Klaebo won six gold medals in six starts at the Milan Cortina Olympics, a record for golds in a single Winter Games.
He increased his career Olympic gold medal count to 11, a Winter Olympic record. Only Michael Phelps has won more gold medals at the Summer Games with 23.