Norway's Johewu Wins First Gold Medal at Beijing Winter Olympics
[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Therese Johaug (34) of Norway became the first gold medalist of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympics.
Therese Johaug won the women's cross-country 15km skiathlon event at the Beijing Winter Olympics held on the 5th at the National Cross-Country Center in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, with a time of 44 minutes 13.7 seconds.
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Johaug won a gold medal in the 20km relay at the 2010 Vancouver Games, a silver medal in the 30km free at Sochi 2014, and a bronze medal in the 10km classic. She was unable to participate in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games due to a doping-related suspension.
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