Norway’s Johannes Hosfrod Klaibo won his sixth race on Saturday to complete a historic sweep of gold medals in men’s cross-country skiing, setting a record for the most gold medals by a single athlete in a single Winter Olympics.

Claibo’s victory in the 50-kilometer mass start race shattered a nearly 50-year-old record set by American speed skater Eric Heiden, who won five gold medals at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.

Heiden’s individual win record still stands, as all of Heiden’s wins were in individual races and two of Klebo’s wins were in team events.

Kleibo said she was overcome with emotion the moment she crossed the finish line and couldn’t describe how she felt after replicating the feat she achieved at last year’s world championships in Trondheim, Norway, winning all six events.

“I can’t believe it,” he said. “It still feels really good to race and I always look forward to getting out there and fighting for a medal.”

Teammates in awe

It was a landslide victory for the Norwegians, with Kläbo’s teammate Martin Louström Njeget taking silver and Emil Iversen taking bronze.

“I’m starting to think maybe he’s a machine,” Nyeguet said of Kleibo, who won in his trademark fashion by sprinting down the hill at the end. “It’s almost impossible to beat him in the finish.”

The three Norwegian riders took an early lead and continued to widen the gap over their pursuers.

On the final lap, Nyengett and Kleibo pushed uphill, dropping Iversen. Kleibo remained in second place and waited for his winning move.

When they reach the final hill, Kleibo literally runs away from Nyenget and glory awaits.

As he skated to the finish, he pointed his fingers skyward, took a step off the line, flipped over on his right hip, and rolled onto his back.

France’s Theo Shelley finished fourth, nearly three minutes behind, and Russia’s Savely Korostelev, who competed as an individual neutral, finished fifth with a difference of 3 minutes, 38.3 seconds.

The best finish by a U.S. skier was Gus Schumacher, who won silver in the team relay, in 13th place.

With this victory, Klebo’s record for most Winter Olympic gold medals increased to 11 out of three. The previous record was eight, and Klebo broke it on February 15th.

Kleibo has won the second-most gold medals overall at the Olympics. American swimming great Michael Phelps has 23.

The victory gave Norway their 18th gold medal, widening their lead in terms of total medals from these games to 40.

The country set a record for the most gold medals won by a nation in a single Winter Olympics on Friday when biathlete Johannes Der Skjevdal won the 15km mass start race.