Winter Olympics 2022: Norway’s Therese Johaug wins first gold of Beijing Winter Olympics – Norway’s Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the women’s 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing.
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Johaug, the clear favourite ahead of the event, finished the course in 44 minutes and 13.7 seconds to take what is expected to be the first of many cross-country skiing medals for Norway at these Games. The first #gold medal of #Beijing2022 has gone to Therese Johaug of Norway in the #CrossCountrySkiing Women’s 7.5km…
The first #gold medal of #Beijing2022 has gone to Therese Johaug of Norway in the #CrossCountrySkiing Women’s 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon.
Congratulations on the first medal of #Beijing2022.#StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/yM4OUe5IBz
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