Team USA powers through slushy course in the women's cross-country ski relay
Norway won by nearly 51 seconds as Sweden’s Ebba Andersson broke a ski binding in difficult slushy conditions that disrupted the race at the Milan Cortina Games.
- On Saturday, Norway won the women's 4 x 7.5-kilometer relay as Heidi Weng finished in 1 hour, 15 minutes and 44.8 seconds at the Milan Cortina Games.
- Warm weather and rain at Tesero created a slushy course, forcing cautious racing and sparking early chaos with a group of chasing athletes tumbling on the first bend.
- In the second leg, Sweden's skier tumbled, snapped a ski binding, and pushed on one ski before a replacement, costing more than a minute.
- Finland took bronze, 1 minute, 14.7 seconds behind Norway, while Team USA finished fifth with Jessie Diggins 1 minute, 52.2 behind Norway after Novie McCabe dipped early.
- Sweden had been favorites, having won seven out of nine medals, and despite the mishap, their team pushed past six others in the freestyle half, as Sundling said, 'You never know the conditions.
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Swedish disaster gives gold gap to Norway in 4x7.5km relay
The women of Norway's cross-country skiing team won their first gold at Milan Cortina after Sweden lost momentum in two crashes on the slushy course. Team USA powered to fifth place with anchor Jessie Diggins.
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