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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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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 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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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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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Norway's Marit Bjoergen

Marit Bjoergen of Norway, in this photo taken on March 2, 2017, celebrates as she skis to the finish line to win the women's cross-country 4x5-kilometer relay at the world ski championships in Lahti, Finland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: Kobayashi wins 3rd gold in women's 4x5km cross-country relay

Kozue Takizawa (R) tags Yuki Kobayashi in the women's 4x5-kilometer cross-country skiing relay at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo on Feb. 24, 2017. Kobayashi went on to pick up her third Asian Winter Games gold medal after winning two individual events earlier in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo