"OlympicsAustrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl etched his name into Winter Olympic history Sunday, becoming the oldest individual gold medalist ever after defending his title in the 2026 Winter Olympics parallel giant slalom. At 40 years and 115 days, Karl topped a record that had stood since 2014, when Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen won gold at age 40 years and 12 days, according to CBS Sports."
"Moments after crossing the line, Karl celebrated in unmistakable fashion-stripping down to his base layer, flexing, and diving bare-chested into the snow in front of a roaring crowd. The scene looked brutal, but Karl insisted it felt anything but. "We have four runs, it was really long, we are sweating full gas - it's like you're coming out from the sauna," Karl told reporters via the ."
Benjamin Karl became the oldest individual Winter Olympic gold medalist at 40 years and 115 days by defending the parallel giant slalom title. Karl surpassed the previous record set in 2014 by Ole Einar Bjørndalen. Karl won by 0.19 seconds over South Korea's Sangkyum Kim, earning a second consecutive Olympic gold and a fourth Olympic medal overall after silver in Vancouver 2010 and bronze in Sochi 2014. Moments after the finish, Karl stripped to his base layer, flexed, and dove into the snow to cool down after long, intense runs. Team USA won team figure skating gold with Ilia Malinin's 200.03; Shun Sato scored 194.86 for Japan.
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