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Hagen had the first leg, and finished his leg one minute ahead of Finland"s Sulo Nurmela, with Sweden"s John Berger fifteen seconds further behind.
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Hagen had the first leg, and finished his leg one minute ahead of Finland"s Sulo Nurmela, with Sweden"s John Berger fifteen seconds further behind.
The cross-country relay event saw its first Olympic appearance in 1936. Kalle Jalkanen on the final leg secured Finland the relay victory, six seconds before the Norwegian team The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing race was also the first part of the Nordic combined.
Hagen finished second in the 18 km, behind Sweden"s Erik August Larsson, earning him a silver medal.
After the ski jumping the next day, he secured the gold medal in the combined. In the 4 x 10 km in Sollefteå in 1934, Hagen had the final leg, and while battling with Sweden"s Arthur Häggblad for the silver medal they both got off course and lost ten minutes.
The two were passed by Germany, and Hagen finished 4th behind the Swedish team Hagen hailed from Ytre Rendal, and competed for Bækkelagets Saskatchewan in Oslo.
He received the King"s Cup five times.