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Hjelmeset pips countryman Estil to gold in 50-km classical

SAPPORO, Japan - Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset (R) edges out Frode Estil in leading a 1-2 finish for Norway in the men's 50-kilometer cross country classical in the final event at the Nordic world ski championships in Sapporo on March 4. Hjelmeset clocked 2 hours, 20 minutes, 12.6 seconds on the Shirahatayama course, 0.4 second ahead of Estil.

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Manninen steals show as Finland wins Nordic combined team event

SAPPORO, Japan - Hannu Manninen of Finland skis to victory in the Nordic combined team event at the Nordic World Ski Championships on the Shirahatayama cross-country course Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 25.

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Russia's Savialova wins gold in 15-km cross country pursuit

SAPPORO, Japan - Olga Savialova of Russia (R) competes in the women's 15-kilometer cross country pursuit at the Nordic World Ski Championships on the Shirahatayama cross-country course Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 25. Savialova won the gold medal.

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Hjelmeset pips countryman Estil to gold in 50-km classical

SAPPORO, Japan - Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset (R) edges out Frode Estil in leading a 1-2 finish for Norway in the men's 50-kilometer cross country classical in the final event at the Nordic world ski championships in Sapporo on March 4. Hjelmeset clocked 2 hours, 20 minutes, 12.6 seconds on the Shirahatayama course, 0.4 second ahead of Estil. (Kyodo)

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Russia's Savialova wins gold in 15-km cross country pursuit

SAPPORO, Japan - Olga Savialova of Russia (R) competes in the women's 15-kilometer cross country pursuit at the Nordic World Ski Championships on the Shirahatayama cross-country course Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 25. Savialova won the gold medal. (Kyodo)

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Manninen steals show as Finland wins Nordic combined team event

SAPPORO, Japan - Hannu Manninen of Finland skis to victory in the Nordic combined team event at the Nordic World Ski Championships on the Shirahatayama cross-country course Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 25. (Kyodo)

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Lack of snow on cross-country course in Hokkaido

Photo shows the lack of snow on the cross-country skiing course at Shirahatayama athletic field in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Jan. 10, 2020, where international races scheduled for Jan. 6 to 8 have been canceled. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown Prince Naruhito at Asian Winter Games

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (seated) watches a cross country skiing event at the Asian Winter Games at Shirahatayama Open Stadium in Sapporo on Feb. 20, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo