Sweden wins gold in cross-country skiing relay

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Sweden won the gold medal in men’s cross-country skiing relay after Marcus Hellner pulled away on the last leg for his second gold medal of the Olympics.

Sweden finished the 4x10-kilometer race in 1 hour 45 minutes 5.4 seconds.

Norway won the silver in 1:45:21.3. The bronze went to the Czech Republic (1:45:21.9).

The United States finished 13th in 1:51:27.7. Competing for the United States were Andrew Newell (Shaftsbury, Vt.), Torin Koos (Leavenworth, Wash.), Garrott Kuzzy (Minneapolis) and Simeon Hamilton (Aspen, Colo.).

-- Houston Mitchell in Vancouver, Canada