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Daehlie wins 10-km classical for 6th Olympic gold
 Norway's Bjorn Daehlie |
(Snow Harp, Hakuba Village)
9:00- Start
Women 10kmF/P
(Snow Harp, Hakuba Village)
12:00- Start
Norway's Bjorn Daehlie ran away from the field to win the men's cross-country 10-kilometer classical event at the Nagano Olympics on Thursday and become the most successful male athlete in the history of the Winter Games.
Daehlie, leading at every checkpoint through the rain at the Snow Harp cross-country course, crossed the finish line in 27 minutes, 24.5 seconds for a record sixth Olympic gold medal.
Daehlie, 30, had earlier won three gold medals at the Albertville Games in 1992 and two in Lillehammer four years ago. He also owns three Olympic silver medals and nine world championship titles.
On Thursday, Markus Gandler of Austria was the surprise silver medalist with a time of 27:32.5 and Finland's Mika Myllylae, winner of the 30-km classical event Monday, took the bronze medal in 27:40.1.
The victory was a measure of redemption for Daehlie, who finished 20th in the 30 km after selecting the wrong skis and wax for the conditions at the Snow Harp on Monday, and strengthened his reputation as the greatest cross-country skier of all time.
Vladimir Smirnov of Kazakstan, the silver medalist to Daehlie four years ago, came in fourth Thursday with a time of 27:45.1.
Nagano native Hiroyuki Imai turned in Japan's best performance for the host country with a 28:51.5 for 19th while Masaaki Kozu, also from Nagano, was 29th in 29:23.1. (Kyodo News)
Official results of cross-country skiing men's 10-kilometer classical Thursday in the 18th Olympic Winter Games at Snow Harp in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture:
1. Bjoern Daehlie, Norway 27 minutes, 24.5 seconds
2. Markus Gandler, Austria 27:32.5
3. Mika Myllylae, Finland 27:40.1
4. Vladimir Smirnov, Kazakstan 27:45.1
5. Thomas Alsgaard, Norway 27:48.1
6. Jaak Mae, Estonia 27:56.0
7. Erling Jevne, Norway 27:58.7
8. Andrus Veerpalu, Estonia 28:00.7
9. Sture Sivertsen, Norway 28:10.6
10. Silvio Fauner, Italy 28:15.5
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19. Hiroyuki Imai, Japan 28:51.5
29. Masaaki Kouzu, Japan 29:23.1
34. Katsuhito Ebisawa, Japan 29:30.0
36. Mitsuo Horigome, Japan 29:44.8
50. Pavel Ryabinin, Kazakstan 30:37.0
53. Park Byung Chul, South Korea 30:42.1
68. Andrej Nevzorov, Kazakstan 31:30.4
74. Ahn Jin Soo, South Korea 31:55.5
79. Park Byung Joo, South Korea 32:46.1
80. Vitalii Lilichenko, Kazakstan 32:54.5
81. Wu Jintao, China 32:57.7
90. Dashzeveg Ochirsukh, Mongolia 39:38.6
Qu Donghai, China Did not finish
Lazutina snares 2nd Olympic cross country gold
Larissa Lazutina of Russia became the first double gold medalist of the Nagano Olympics on Thursday by winning the women's 10-kilometer free pursuit cross country skiing title.
Lazutina, who credited her ''bad attitude'' in winning Tuesday's 5-km classical event, finished the race in 28 minutes, 29.9 seconds for a two-race total of 46:06.9, just 6.5 seconds ahead of Russian teammate Olga Danilova.
Czech Katerina Neumannova was third another 0.8 second back.
After crossing the finish line, Lazutina jumped up and down on her skis in ecstasy and celebrated her fourth career Olympic gold medal underneath a pelting rain at the Snow Harp tracks in Hakuba.
A year ago, the 32-year-old sports instructor from Odinzova considered hanging up her skis for good after a dismal showing at last year's Nordic world championships and arguments with her coach.
She later resumed training on her own, and on Thursday, Lazutina was thankful she had changed her mind.
''It was a very hard race for me but of course I am very happy,'' Lazutina said. She now has three medals in Nagano including the silver in last Sunday's 15-km classical, won by Danilova.
Neumannova began the 10-km race in second, five seconds behind Lazutina and slipped back a slot to third overall. But she still rejoiced at adding the bronze medal to her 5-km silver.
''It was a good rain for me... a bronze rain,'' she said.
It was another blue day for the Italian women, who conquered the opposition and the menacing, serpentine course during a World Cup event last year. Olympic champions Stefania Belmondo finished fifth in 46:19.6 and Manuela di Centa 23rd.
Sumiko Yokoyama clocked 29:46.2 for a two-race total of 48:41.2 for 25th place, more than two minutes behind the winner. Japanese compatriot Fumiko Aoki was 29th. (Kyodo News)
Final results of cross-country skiing women's combined after the 10-kilometer free/pursuit race Thursday in the 18th Olympic Winter Games at Snow Harp, Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture:
1. Larissa Lazutina, Russia 46 minutes, 6.9 seconds (5-km classical 17:37, 10-km free 28:29.9)
2. Olga Danilova, Russia 46:13.4 (17:51, 28:22.4)
3. Katerina Neumannova, Czech Republic 46:14.2 (17:42, 28:32.2)
4. Irina Taranenko Terelia, Ukraine 46:17.1 (18:17, 28:00.1)
5. Stefania Belmondo, Italy 46:19.6 (18:19, 28:00.6)
6. Julija Tchepalova, Russia 46:28.4 (18:20, 28:08.4)
7. Nina Gavryliouk, Russia 46:49.3 (17:50, 28:59.3)
8. Anita Moen-Guidon, Norway 47:04.6 (18:04, 29:00.6)
9. Bente Martinsen, Norway 47:11.1 (17:49, 29:22.1)
10. Brigitte Albrecht, Switzerland 47:11.8 (18:16, 28:55.8)
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25. Sumiko Yokoyama, Japan 48:41.2 (18:55, 29:46.2)
29. Fumiko Aoki, Japan 49:27.1 (19:04, 30:23.1)
38. Svetlana Deshevykh, Kazakstan 49:57.2 (19:25, 30:32.2)
39. Oxana Yatskaya, Kazakstan 49:57.5 (18:57, 31:00.5)
42. Svetlana Shishkina, Kazakstan 50:16.4 (19:10, 31:06.4)
46. Kumiko Yokoyama, Japan 50:44.0 (19:34, 31:10.0)
48. Tomomi Otaka, Japan 50:58.9 (19:28, 31:30.9)
62. Luan Zhengrong, China 53:24.3 (20:30, 32:54.3)
63. Olga Selezneva, Kazakstan 53:37.6 (20:27, 33:10.6)
65. Guo Dongling, China 54:35.2 (20:58, 33:37.2)
(End cross-country results)
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