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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Anchor Jarl Magnus Riiber of Norway (L) at finish of the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Team Austria celebrate their anchor Vinzenz Geiger (C) after the gold medals of the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Eero Hirvonen (front) of Finland and Sora Yachi (L) of Japan of the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Jarl Magnus Riiber of Norway (L) and Otto Niittykoski of Finland during the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Ilkka Herola of Finland sends Eero Hirvonen (2nd L) to the third leg of the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. Background Sora Yachi (L) and Akito Watabe of Japan. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Team Austria celebrate their anchor Vinzenz Geiger (C) after the gold medals of the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Team Austria celebrate their anchor Vinzenz Geiger (C) after the gold medals of the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Eero Hirvonen (R) of Finland and Sora Yachi (L) of Japan during the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Ilkka Herola of Finland sends Eero Hirvonen (2nd L) to the second leg of the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. Background Sora Yachi (L) and Akito Watabe of Japan. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Eero Hirvonen (R) of Finland and Sora Yachi (L) of Japan during the Nordic Combined Men's Team 4x5 km Cross Country Skiing at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 7, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Norway wins 20km relay

WHISTLER, Canada - Marit Bjoergen, the anchor of the Norwegian team, celebrates after crossing the finishing line to win the gold in the cross country skiing 4x5-kilometer relay in the Vancouver Games at Whistler Olympic Park in Canada on Feb. 25, 2010.

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Japan finishes in 9th in women's 4x5km cross country relay

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Michiko Kashiwabara sits on the snow after crossing the finish line in the women's 4x5-kilometer relay classic/free cross country event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 25, 2010. Japan came in ninth with a time of 57 minutes, 40.4 seconds.

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Norway wins Olympics women's 4x5km relay cross country

WHISTLER, Canada - Members of Norway's women's 4x5-kilometer relay classic/free cross country skiing team -- (from L to R) Vibeke W. Skofterud, Kristin Stoermer Steira, Marit Bjoergen and Therese Johaug -- celebrate their victory in the event at the Vancouver Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 25, 2010. Norway won the gold with a time of 55 minutes, 19.5 seconds.

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Kuitunen grabs title in women's 30-km classical at Nordic world

SAPPORO, Japan - World Cup leader Virpi Kuitunen of Finland kisses her ski after winning the women's 30-kilometer cross country classical at the Nordic ski world championships on March 3. It was Kuitunen's fourth world championship medal in Sapporo, adding to her golds in the team sprint and 4x5-km relay as well as a bronze in the individual sprint.

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LEAD:Finland dominates to win cross country 4x5 relay

SAPPORO, Japan - Team Finland celebrates after winning the women's 4x5-kilometer cross country relay on March 1 to claim gold at the Nordic ski world championships in Sapporo. Japan placed eighth in the 16-team field.

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Japan takes 2nd at women's 4x5-km relay

OWANI, Japan - Members of Japan's women's 4x5-km relay for the Winter Asian Games -- (from L to R) Chizuru Soneta, Sumiko Yokoyama, Nobuko Fukuda and Madoka Natsumi -- pose with their silver medals at the Aomori Ajara Cross-Country Course in Owani on Feb. 6.

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Japan nordic combined team places 8th in Salt Lake Games

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Kenji Ogiwara (L) and Daito Takahashi speak to reporters after their 4-member team finished in eighth place in the nordic combined 4x5-kilometer relay at the Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 17.

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Olympic podium gets crowded

Norway's Olympic men's 4x5-kilometer cross country relay team (C) take the plaudits after their gold medal performance on Feb. 20. The Finnish team (L), who finished second, and bronze medalists France (R) join them on the crowded podium.

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Norwegians grab more Olympic gold

Norway's Fred Lundberg flies the flag after clinching Olympic gold in the men's 4x5-kilometer cross country on Feb. 20 at Hakuba, central Japan. Norway finished 1 minute, 18.9 seconds in front of Scandinavian rivals Finland. France took the bronze medal.

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Russia pillages more Olympic gold

Russia's golden girls of the Olympic women's 4x5-kilometer cross country skiing wave to fans at the medal ceremony on Feb. 16. The Russian team finished with a time of 55 minutes, 13.5 seconds, edging Norway into second place. Italy took the bronze medal.

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Lazutina crosses finish line

Larissa Lazutina, holding a Russian flag high, crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the Nagano Olympic women's 4x5- kilometer relay cross-country race in Hakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 16.

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Russians win women's 4X5 km relay

Larissa Lazutina (R) takes a lead from Elena Vaelbe (L) going into the final leg of the Nagano Olympic women's 4X5-kilometer relay cross-country race in Hakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 16 to win the gold medal.

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Beijing Olympics: Nordic Combined

Japan's Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe (L) and his younger brother Yoshito pose with their bronze medals for the team Gundersen large hill/4x5-kilometer cross-country event at the Beijing Winter Olympics during a medal ceremony on Feb. 18, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.

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Beijing Olympics: Nordic Combined

Japan's Nordic combined skiers (from L) Akito Watabe, Yoshito Watabe, Hideaki Nagai and Ryota Yamamoto pose with their bronze medals for the team Gundersen large hill/4x5-kilometer cross-country event at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 18, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.

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Beijing Olympics: Nordic Combined

Japan's Nordic combined skiers (from L) Akito Watabe, Yoshito Watabe, Hideaki Nagai and Ryota Yamamoto pose with their bronze medals for the team Gundersen large hill/4x5-kilometer cross-country event at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 18, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.

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Beijing Olympics: Nordic Combined

Japan's Nordic combined skiers (from L) Yoshito Watabe, Hideaki Nagai, Akito Watabe and Ryota Yamamoto celebrate after taking bronze in the Nordic combined team Gundersen large hill/4x5-kilometer cross-country event at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Athletes of Team ROC pose for a group photo after the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists Team ROC celebrate after the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalists Team Germany celebrate during the flower ceremony of the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists Team ROC celebrate during the flower ceremony of the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach reacts during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jonna Sundling of Sweden reacts during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Athletes compete during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Athletes compete during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Athletes compete during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Frida Karlsson (R) of Sweden competes during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chi Chunxue of China competes during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Natalia Nepryaeva (L) and Yulia Stupak of ROC compete during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hailey Swirbul of the United States competes during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Natalia Nepryaeva of ROC competes during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Valentyna Kaminska is tended by the medical staff during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Xin of China competes during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maja Dahlqvist (2nd L) of Sweden competes during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Katharina Hennig of Germany competes during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Qinghua sprints to the finish line during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Xin of China competes during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Athletes compete during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jessie Diggins of the United States competes during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach reacts during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 4X5KM RELAY (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Veronika Stepanova (L) of ROC competes during the cross-country skiing women's 4x5 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)