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ZHANGJIAKOU, China :Therese Johaug powered to victory to take the gold medal for Norway in the women's skiathlon race at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, the first gold of the Games and the first individual Olympic gold of her glittering career.
Therese Johaug stormed to gold in the women's 15km skiathlon to become the first gold medallist of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Norwegian's long wait for an Olympic individual gold is over after an incredible breakaway in the freestyle portion of the race, where she quickly pulled away from all of her rivals.
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
Norway's Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the women’s 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing.
Triple Olympic snowboarding champion Shaun White says he will retire from the sport after the Winter Olympics.
Polish short track skater Natalia Maliszewska has been unexpectedly released from Covid isolation hours before her qualifying race in a dramatic twist of events. Maliszewska tested positive for the virus on Sunday 30 January, and had originally been ruled out of the 500m short track qualifying event by the Polish Olympic Committee (POC).
Therese Johaug stormed to gold in the women's 15km skiathlon to become the first gold medallist of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Norwegian's long wait for an Olympic individual gold is over after an incredible breakaway in the freestyle portion of the race, where she quickly pulled away from all of her rivals.