WHISTLER, British Columbia - Marcus Hellner of Sweden sprinted away from his rivals near the finish line yesterday to win the men’s 30-kilometer cross-country pursuit.Hellner pulled away from his three remaining competitors after entering the ski stadium, building enough of a lead to sprint alone down the final straight.
Hellner even had time to look back at his chasers before slowing down to raise his arms in celebration as he crossed the finish line.
Hellner clocked 1 hour 15 minutes 11.4 seconds for his first Olympic medal. Tobias Angerer of Germany finished 2.1 seconds behind for the silver medal, and Johan Olsson of Sweden took bronze, 2.8 seconds back........read more>>
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