Iivo Niskanen of Finland passes the finish line during cross-country skiing men's 15km classic of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Finland's Iivo Niskanen won the cross-country men's 15km classic at the Beijing Olympic Winter Games on Friday here.
This is the third Olympic gold medal for the Finn, who also won men's 50km mass start at PyeongChang 2018 and team sprint at Sochi 2014.
Niskanen timed the race-best 37 minutes and 54.8 seconds, 23.2 seconds faster than Alexander Bloshunov of ROC on second in 38.18.0. Hoesflot Johannes Klaebo of Norway took the bronze by 38.32.3. ■
Iivo Niskanen of Finland (rear) celebrates after cross-country skiing men's 15km classic of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Iivo Niskanen of Finland (L) celebrates after cross-country skiing men's 15km classic of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Iivo Niskanen of Finland passes the finish line during cross-country skiing men's 15km classic of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Iivo Niskanen of Finland passes the finish line during cross-country skiing men's 15km classic of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
Iivo Niskanen of Finland (C), Alexander Bolshunov of ROC (L) and Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway celebrate after cross-country skiing men's 15km classic of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
Iivo Niskanen of Finland celebrates during cross-country skiing men's 15km classic of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
Iivo Niskanen of Finland celebrates during cross-country skiing men's 15km classic of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
