Finnish cross-country skier Niskanen wins men's 50km mass start classic in PyeongChang
Xinhua,February 24, 2018 Adjust font size:
PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iivo Niskanen of Finland bagged the gold medal of men's 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. Enditem