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Norways Therese Johaug produced a staggering late surge to snatch the gold medal in the 10km classic race at the Beijing Games on Thursday by four-tenths of a second from Finlands Kerttu Niskanen. Jessie Diggins came into the womens 10km individual competition after her historic bronze medal.

Therese Johaug Norwegian Cross Country Skier Klader

Johaug lead through the first skate lap opened a gap on the second lap and crossed the line with a comfortable lead.

. Norways Therese Johaug celebrates after winning the gold medal in the womens 75km 75km skiathlon cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics Saturday Feb. Johaug had just one Olympic gold medal won as part of the Norwegian relay team at the 2010 Vancouver Games and 14 world championship wins but the last piece of the puzzle did not fall into. Can Diggins hold off Norways Johaug in the 10km.

Johaug led the 65-skier pack through most of the race crossing the finish line a full 30 seconds after both Nepryaeva and Stadlober who finished within a second of each other. Feb 9 2022 Feb 9 2022 Updated 6 min ago. Russian athlete Natalia Nepryaeva the current overall World Cup leader pulled away from the group on the last climb to take silver 302 seconds behind Johaug.

5 2022 in. She won bronze in a relay race at the. Nepryaeva is competing in her second Olympics.

In the womens 10km classic medal ceremony Therese Johaug of Norway accepts the gold medal.

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