Northug pinches gold
02/28/2010 08:06:24 PM
Norway's Petter Northug produced a stunning finish to win the penultimate gold medal of the Vancouver Winter Olympics in cross country's 50km race.
Germany's Axel Teichmann led entering the final stages of the race but, in a thrilling battle for the line, pre-race favourite Northug overhauled him over the last 100 metres.
Northug's winning time was two hours, five minutes and 35.5 seconds, with Teichmann taking the silver 0.3 seconds back and the bronze going to Sweden's Johan Olsson one second adrift.
It was Norway's eighth gold of the Games.