The Olympic Games are often framed as the pinnacle of individual excellence, but every so often, they become something more intimate—family history unfolding in real time. At this Winter Games, that sense of shared destiny is especially vivid,

Johannes Dale-Skjevdal of Norway was the only biathlete to hit all 20 of his targets in the 15-kilometer mass start race Friday and skied his way to gold Norway’s 17th gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics — breaking the record for the most gold medals won by a nation at a single Winter Olympics.