Iivo Niskanen at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.. Photograph: YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT/EASTPRESS

The Finnish skier Iivo Niskanen wins gold in men’s 15km classic cross-country at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday.

Alexander Bolshanov of the ROC takes silver and Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo takes bronze.

Niskanen comes home in a time of 37:54.8 seconds—which is the new fastest time in the cross-country! In comparison, that’s 37.5 seconds quicker than Klaebo.

Niskanen also won bronze in the skiathlon on the opening weekend of the games.

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