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Bolshunov wins third Olympic gold in men’s mass start for ninth career medal
Read full article: Bolshunov wins third Olympic gold in men’s mass start for ninth career medalROC's Alexander Bolshunov won his ninth career Olympic medal, adding another layer to his legacy as the first male cross-country skier to win five Olympic medals at a single Winter Games.
Reigning mass start champion Niskanen savors 2022 gold more than 2014, 2018
Read full article: Reigning mass start champion Niskanen savors 2022 gold more than 2014, 2018The past two years have been some of the most turbulent times for Olympic cross-country skiers, including Finland’s Iivo Niskanen. He savored his gold medal win from the 15km classic event more than his 2014 and 2018 medals after seeing the impact COVID-19 had on Olympic athletes.
Klaebo emerges victorious with fifth Olympic gold in men’s team sprint
Read full article: Klaebo emerges victorious with fifth Olympic gold in men’s team sprintThe Norwegian team of Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and Erik Valnes solidified their Olympic gold at 19:22.99 in the men's team sprint classic to beat out competitors like Finland’s Iivo Niskanen and ROC’s Alexander Bolshunov.
ROC men win first Olympic gold in 4x10km relay since 1980
Read full article: ROC men win first Olympic gold in 4x10km relay since 1980History was made on Sunday when the ROC men’s 4x10km relay team won Olympic gold with a time of 1:54:50.7. The team of Alexey Chervotkin, Alexander Bolshunov, Denis Spitsov and Sergey Ustiugov pushed the tempo to find a huge lead and kept the chase group comfortably around 50 seconds back at each exchange.
Johannes Klaebo and Alexander Bolshunov’s legendary cross-country rivalry
Read full article: Johannes Klaebo and Alexander Bolshunov’s legendary cross-country rivalryIn a classic cat-mouse game, Norway’s Johannes Klaebo would not have won six World Championship titles and three Olympic gold medals without one of his largest competitors Alexander Bolshunov of ROC right on his tail. Klaebo and Bolshunov met again a week after the skiathlon to compete for gold in the men’s 15km classic on Feb. 11 at 2:00 a.m. ET.