Niskanen brings gold for Finland in Olympic
Published : 24 Feb 2018, 14:30
Updated : 24 Feb 2018, 14:46
Iivo Niskanen of Finland bagged the gold medal of cross-country 50km mass start classic at PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games here on Saturday.
Niskanen finished the most demanding race with 2 hours, 8 minutes and 22.1 seconds.
Niskanen, gold medalist in the team sprint in Sochi four years ago, became the fourth Finnish cross-country skier to win multiple gold medals in the sport.
"It was a big dream," commented Niskanen following his victory.
It was Finland's 79th medal in cross-country skiing, equaling Sweden's total for second-most behind Norway with 120.
Olympic Athletes from Russia Alexander Bolshunov and Andrey Larkov were ranked second and third respectively.
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