Therese Johaug Wins the 30km Skate at the Olympics

by Ingeborg Scheve • 20.02.2022
Therese Johaug of Norway collected her third individual gold medal winning the final event of the Beijing Olympics by a land slide.

Therese Johaug of Norway collected her third individual gold medal winning the final event of the Beijing Olympics by a land slide.

Therese Johaug capped her Olympic career with a solid victory. 

The 33-year-old Norwegian won the brutal 30-kilometer skate race at the 2022 Olympics by one minute and 43 seconds to USA’s Jessie Diggins, while Kerttu Niskanen of Finland was third. 

Due to grueling conditions with frigid temperatures and howling winds, the race was moved up several hours to let the skiers compete at the warmest part of the day. 

Updates in progress

Top 3 women 30km F
1. Therese Johaug, Norway, 1:24:54.0
2. Jessie Diggins, USA, +1:43.3
3. Kerttu Niskanen, Finland, +2:33.3

Complete results

The women’s 30-kilometer skate race was the last cross-country event at the Olympics in Beijing. 

Yesterday, Russia’s Alexander Bolshunov concludes the 2022 Olympics the way he opened: On the top of the podium, after crushing his competitors in the men’s 30-kilometer skate race on the same course. 

The weather situation for the men was even harsher, forcing the organizers to cut their distance from 50 to 30 kilometers. 

FACTS: 2022 OLYMPICS 
What:
 XXIV Olympic Winter Games (24th edition)
Beijing 2022 – All you need to know 
Where: Beijing, China
Biathlon, cross-country skiing and Nordic events will take place at the Zhangjiakou arena, situated at and above 1650 meters above sea level. 
When: February 4 to 20, 2022
What happens when: 
Complete schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, all sports
Who: 53 cross-country teams compete at the 2022 Olympics, each fielding from 1 to 16 athletes. 
All the cross-country ski teams to the Beijing Winter Olympics 
How: Where to watch the Olympics – World Wide

Results, start lists and competition details for all events at the 2022 Beijing Olympics will be posted here

Beijing Olympics homepage

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