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Battling for Supremacy

Three skiers battle for supremacy in the 50-kilometer cross-country skiing race of the Nagano Winter Olympic Games in Hakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 22. Norway's Bjorn Daehlie (L) won the gold medal, while Sweden's Niklas Jonsson (C) won the silver and Austria's Christian Hoffmann (R) the bronze.

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Cross-Country skiing medalists

The medalists in the 50-kilometer cross-country skiing race of the Nagano Olympic Winter Games in the central Japan village of Hakuba on Feb. 22 respond to the cheers of the spectators. From left: Sweden's Niklas Jonsson, the silver medalist, Norway's Bjorn Daehlie, the gold medalist, and Austria's Christian Hoffmann, the bronze medalist.

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Daehlie helped by officials

Norway's Bjorn Daehlie (C) is supported by officials after he collapsed virtually unconscious on the finish line in the 50-kilometer cross-country skiing race of the Nagano Olympic Winter Games in Hakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 22. Daehlie won the gold medal, edging Sweden's Niklas Jonsson and Austria's Christian Hoffmann.