Norway came home with two medals today, but no one could touch Finnish skier Matti Heikkinen's performance. Finishing over 13 seconds ahead of the field, there is no question that he deserves the gold medal. Norwegian skier Eldar Roenning took the silver, and teammate Martin Johnsrud Sundby earned the bronze.
Lukas Bauer from the Czech Republic showed up ready to race at Holmenkollen. He has a history with this event- he earned the silver medal in the Olympics in Torino 2006, and took bronze in at the World Championships in 2009. Bauer looked strong throughout the entire race. Not many tall men can make classic skiing look graceful, but Bauer pulls it off! He finished in 7th place today.
Kris Freeman lead the Americans, coming in at 24th. Noah Hoffman was 29th and Lars Flora was 39th. Simi Hamilton rounded out the US contingent in 51st place.
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Full Results
Recap of yesterday's race: Women's 10K Classic
FasterSkier's report of the day
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