Iivo Niskanen beats Alexander Bolshunov to gold in the men's 15km cross country at Winter Olympics 2022

Finnish skier Iivo Niskanen blew away the field to win the men’s 15km cross country skiing. He finished in 37:54 to take victory and his third Olympic gold medal. Ad/> Finland’s most successful Winter Olympian relished the moment, running around the arena in celebration — applauding the crowd with a beaming smile.

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The medal for Iivo is the second of the week for the Niskanen family, after his sister, Kerttu, took silver in the women’s 10km cross country. The 30-year-old Finn led at every checkpoint of the race to dominate from start to finish, with his nearest rival, Bolshunov, finishing 23 seconds later than the new champion. /> For Bolshunov, the result will be disappointing, with him largely regarded as one of the world’s best cross country skiers — backed up by his gold in the skiathlon.

Still, it takes his Olympic medal haul to six after winning three silvers and a bronze at Pyeongchang. Sprint champion Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway took bronze after fighting back from a slow start in the event. He was well down in the standings at the first