PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA ¨C A stunning second lap by Norway¡¯s Ragnhild Haga propelled her to Olympic gold in the women¡¯s cross-country 10-km freestyle race in a time of 25 minutes, 5 seconds on Thursday.
Charlotte Kalla of Sweden took silver, more than 20 seconds adrift, while Marit Bjoergen of Norway and Finn Krista Parmakoski dead-heated for the bronze medal.
Kalla, who won the women¡¯s skiathlon on Saturday, began the race as odds-on favorite for a second Pyeongchang gold and started powerfully, immediately taking the lead from Bjoergen at the first split time.
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