ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) Norwegian favorite Jarl Magnus Riiber took the wrong turn early in the 10K cross-country race at the Olympics, a little more than 24 hours after coming out of isolation, and two teammates took advantage.
"It’s not fun to show the world that I maybe wasted a gold medal," said Norway s Jarl Magnus Riiber, who competed only after just coming out of COVID isolation.
Joergen Graabak of Norway rallied from a deficit of 2 minutes, 7 seconds at the start of the cross-country race to win gold in the Nordic combined Tuesday.
BEIJING (AP) The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: Hilary Knight had a goal and assist, Alex Cavallini stopped 25 shots and the defending Olympic champion United States defeated Finland 4-1 in a women’s hockey semifinal at the Beijing Games on Monday to set up the sixth gold-medal showdown between the Americans and Canada.