Nothing Can Stop One Of The Olympics' Most Dominant Medalists. Except Bad Wi-fi.

MILAN — Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo arrived successful nan Dolomites nether a upland of pressure.

A Norwegian prima of cross-country skiing, Klaebo had earned nan nickname "King" for a reason. He already owned 5 Olympic golden medals, 3 awkward of tying nan all-time record. He is besides nan reigning world champion successful each six of transverse country's events.

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And successful Tesero, nan upland municipality hosting cross-country skiing during this month's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, he was attempting to propulsion disconnected an unprecedented feat — winning six golden medals astatine a single Winter Olympics.

To return his mind disconnected each of those expectations and present a regular he tin travel during his much than 250 days connected nan roadworthy each twelvemonth while competing, Klaebo turns to video games, including nan first-person shooting crippled "Battlefield."

"A awesome measurement to move your mind off," he said.

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo during his golden badge tally connected Tuesday. Alex Pantling / Getty Images

The 29-year-old travels pinch a surface and console safely packed successful his luggage. It helps him modulate betwixt nan utmost attraction and exertion needed to win, and nan relaxation he needs to recover.

“I request nan nerves to beryllium capable to execute astatine my highest level, and successful nan evenings, I conscionable effort to play a small spot (online) pinch my friends backmost location and talk astir different things than skiing,” Klaebo said. “And I consciousness for illustration that helps.”

But they weren't helping during his first days successful Tesero, because he could hardly get his Playstation working. The only point that tin rattle nan sport's astir ascendant star, it seems, is bad Wi-Fi.

"The conclusion was that nan net was a spot excessively weak,” Klaebo said past week. “Now we person put Italy to activity present and we will spot if personification comes and fixes it.

“In nan worst lawsuit personification turns up and cables up my internet. Then nan Olympics are saved. I dangle connected it wholly truthful I americium consenting to salary a batch to get it sorted.”

As an endurance sport, cross-country skiing conditions its competitors to reward successful grueling conditions. But nan imaginable of going without a staple of his decompression regular was a measurement excessively far. Klaebo isn't nan only competitor astatine nan Olympics who uses them for specified a purpose. Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, who competes for Norway successful biathlon, told Reuters that he played against immoderate of his French competitors successful "Battlefield" while astatine nan Olympics.

"I’m taking lives successful nan virtual world," he said. "Since I’m not that bully I don’t return that galore lives, but I’m trying. In my first room, nan net was bad truthful I took Arild (Monsen, a erstwhile cross-country skier)'s room and it was a small better.

"If you’re worrying astir maine staying up precocious astatine night, you don’t person to. Yesterday I was up until (9:15), though that was owed to nan mediocre net too. I’m getting my hours successful bed."

As expected, thing has stopped Klaebo truthful acold arsenic he won a golden badge Sunday successful nan skiathlon and again successful Tuesday's sprint classical final, erstwhile he sprinted uphill, connected skis, astatine faster than six-minute-mile pace.

With 1 much win, he will necktie nan grounds for all-time Winter Olympics golden medals held by 3 different Norwegians — 2 cross-country skiers and a biathlete.

His reward for earning profession golden No. 7 Sunday?

"I conjecture I will observe pinch immoderate evening games," he said.