Winter Olympics: Finland's Iivo Niskanen takes 50km cross country gold
- Published
Finland's Iivo Niskanen won a team sprint gold medal in Sochi
XXIII Olympic Winter Games |
|---|
Venue: Pyeongchang, South Korea Dates: 9-25 February |
Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button, Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and mobile app. Full coverage times |
Finland's Iivo Niskanen won his first individual Winter Olympic gold medal after a gripping finish to the men's 50km cross country skiing mass start.
Niskanen, who won a team sprint title four years ago, held off Alexander Bolshunov of the Olympic athletes from Russia to win by 18.7 seconds.
Niskanen, 26, opened a 40-second lead, but was tracked down by the 21-year-old as Bolshunov briefly moved ahead, only for Niskanen to break again.
OAR's Andrey Larkov took bronze.
Niskanen posted a winning time of two hours, eight minutes and 22.1 seconds.
- Published22 February 2018
- Published24 February 2018
- Published8 February 2018
