1ST LEAD Kalla gets first Pyeongchang Olympics gold; Bjoergen women's record By John Bagratuni, dpa

Pyeongchang, South Korea (dpa) - Sweden‘s Charlotte Kalla attacked on the first climb of the last lap to win the first of 102 gold medals on offer at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, in the women‘s 15-kilometre skiathlon cross-country ski race.Kalla, 30 claimed her third career gold as she won from Norwegian superstar Marit Bjoergen and Krista Parmakoski of Finland.The 37-year-old Bjoergen picked up her 11th medal to become the most decorated women‘s Winter Olympian, breaking a tie with Soviet/Russian Raisa Smetanina and Stefania Belmondo of Italy.With a haul of 6-4-1, Bjoergen can also become the most successful Winter Olympian overall in her last Olympics. She currently trails countrymen Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (8-4-1) and Bjoern Daehlie (8-4-0).Bjoergen appeared to have superfast skis as she controlled the first half of the race in classic style in her bid to win the race a third straight time.But Kalla then got the surprise move in the second lap of the freestyle portion, attacking on the first of three climbs.The Swede held on for victory in 40 minutes 44.9 seconds on a sunny afternoon at the Alpensia ski centre, raising her fists in the air in delight as she crossed the line and avenged her loss to Bjoergen in the race four years ago. Bjoergen was 7.8 seconds behind for silver and Parmakoski another 2.3 seconds back for bronze. Jessica Diggins placed fifth as she narrowly missed a first-ever cross country medal for an American woman.Kalla now has an Olympic haul of 3-3-0, the other golds coming in the 10km in 2010 and the relay 2014.