Atlanta, Ga. 2/16/2010 3:43:12 AM
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2010 Winter Olympics Results Cross Country Skiing Women’s 10KM Individual: Charlotte Kalla Grabs Gold for Sweden

Sweden’s Chalotte Kalla captured gold on Monday, winning her country’s first medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver after crossing the line first in the cross country skiing women’s 10KM individual.

 

Kalla finished in 24:58.4, a comfortable lead over silver medalist Kristina Smigun of Estonia. Smigun’s silver was her country’s first medal of the Games as well.

 

Norway’s Marit Bjorgen, a two-time Olympic silver medalist, finished with bronze on Monday with a time of 25:14.3.

 

Cross Country Skiing Women’s 10KM Individual Results;

 

1

 SWE

Charlotte Kalla

24:58.4

2

 EST

Kristina Smigun

25:05.0

3

 NOR

Marit Bjorgen

25:14.3

4

 SWE

Anna Haag

25:19.3

5

 POL

Justyna Kowalczyk

25:20.1

6

 FIN

Riitta Liisa Lassila

25:24.3

7

 RUS

Evgenia Medvedeva-Abruzova

25:26.5

8

 NOR

Kristin Stormer Steira

25:50.5

9

 UKR

Valentina Shevchenko

25:51.1

10

 KAZ

Svetlana Malahova-Shishkina

25:53.9

 

 

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