Swedish cross-country skier wins PyeongChang 2018’s first gold medal
Swedish cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla grabbed the first gold medal of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 after winning the women's skiathlon event on February 10.
Kalla celebrates winning the first gold medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics (Source: Getty Images)Seoul (VNA) - Swedish cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla grabbed the first gold medal of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 after winning the women's skiathlon event on February 10.
Kalla clocked a time of 40 minutes, 44.9 seconds in the 15-kilometer skiathlon competition at Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, some 182 kilometers east of Seoul.
Defending champion Marit Bjoergen of Norway, also a six-time Olympic gold medalist, was second at 40:52.7, followed by Krista Parmakoski of Finland at 40:55.
The women's 15km skiathlon - an event in which athletes have to race 7.5km routes back-to-back with the first half using classical technique and the latter half using freestyle - was the first gold medal event at the PyeongChang Olympics, which kicked off on February 9. There are a record 102 gold medals up for grabs at this year's Winter Olympics, with some 2,920 athletes from 92 countries competing at its events, according to Yonhap news agency.-VNA
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