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02/10 07:29 CST Klaebo wins cross-country sprint for second gold at Milan
Cortina Games as Swedes sweep women's race
Klaebo wins cross-country sprint for second gold at Milan Cortina Games as
Swedes sweep women's race
By DEREK GATOPOULOS
Associated Press
TESERO, Italy (AP) --- Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo blazed to his second victory at
the Milan Cortina Games in the cross-country sprint Tuesday to win his seventh
Olympic gold medal.
The 29-year-old Norwegian star separated from the field with a punishing late
uphill run to finish in 3 minutes, 39.8 seconds, easing off in the home stretch
to leave Ben Ogden of the United States 0.8 seconds behind. Another Norwegian,
Oskar Opstad Vike, placed third, 6.8 seconds behind the leader.
Linn Svahn led a Swedish sweep in the women's competition, edging defending
Olympic champion Jonna Sundling with Maja Dahlqvist in third place in a race
watched by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
Top-ranked Jessie Diggins of the United States was eliminated in the
quarterfinals, compounding her disappointment after a fall in her opening race
at the weekend.
Klaebo's seven gold medals are one shy of the Olympic record in cross-country
skiing.
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