Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla wins first Olympic gold medal as Dutch sweep speed skating
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And the winner of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics’ first gold medal is … Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla! The 30-year-old raised her arms in triumph as she crossed the line in a time of 40 minutes, 44.9 seconds to win the 15-kilometer cross-country skiing. Norway’s Marit Bjørgen took silver, 7.8 seconds back, to become the most decorated female winter Olympian of all time while Finland’s Krista Parmakoski clinched bronze, 10.1 seconds behind the winner. Nicknamed “The Iron Lady,” the 37-year-old Bjørgen won […]