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SOCHI, Russia – Norway’s cross-country skiing superstar Marit Bjoergen won the first cross-country skiing gold of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in the women’s skiathlon on Saturday.
Under stunning blue skies at the Laura cross-country ski centre, Bjoergen won the second gold up for grabs at Sochi 2014 ahead of Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla. Heidi Weng of Norway took the bronze.
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The skiathlon is a combination of 7.5 km classic style immediately followed by 7.5 km freestyle skating, with the competitors rapidly changing skis for the different styles in a changeover area during the race.
Bjoergen, 33, now has a total of four Olympic golds after winning three golds at the Vancouver Games in 2010. – Rappler.com
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