Nilsson, Klaebo sprint to cross-country gold

Sweden's Stina Nilsson claimed her first Olympic title when she won the women's sprint classic cross-country race at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Tuesday. Nilsson, a cross-country bronze medallist from Sochi 2014, completed the course in 3min 3.84sec, 3.03sec ahead of Maiken Falla of Norward.
Yulia Belorukova grabbed bronze for the neutral Olympic Athletes of Russia. Russia has been suspended from the Olympics because of a doping scandal. In the men's event, Johannes Klaebo of Norway won gold on his Olympic debut when he timed 3:05.75 to win by 1.34sec ahead of Italy's Federico Pellegrino. Pellegrino took silver on a photo finish from Alexander Bolshunov of the Olympic Athletes of Russia, who have now won five medals in Pyeongchang.