"Nyenget had as good a view as anyone of his fellow Norwegian's sixth gold medal of the Games in the 50km mass start. It was not until the final uphill slope that Klbo landed the killer blow. Nyenget had stayed with him until then and admirably fended off a couple of attacks on the final lap of the 7.2km course."
"Nobody had won six gold medals at a Winter Olympics before this. Over the course of 14 days, across six events, he has skied 93.5km cross-country. But not for the first time, having swept all six events at last year's world championships. His puffing competitors lined up to label him the greatest of all time in Tesero. Johannes could probably have gone backwards faster than me up the last hill, said Great Britain's Andrew Musgrave. And he finished sixth."
"Marit Bjrgen, the legendary Norwegian cross-country skier who tops the all-time Winter Olympic medal table with 15, only ever managed three golds in one Games. Klbo can not be blamed for losing count of his tally Is it 14 or something? he is actually still two away from Bjrgen. Norway leave the mountain sides of Tesero with 13 cross-country medals in total."
Johannes Hsflot Klbo secured a sixth gold at the Olympics by delivering a decisive uphill surge to win the 50km mass start. Martin Lwstrm Nyenget stayed with Klbo for most of the race and earned silver after fending off late attacks, while Emil Iversen completed a Norwegian one-two-three. Klbo covered 93.5km across six cross-country events in 14 days, repeating his sweep from the previous world championships. Competitors and commentators praised his dominance. Norway left Tesero with 13 cross-country medals, and comparisons were made to other national strengths such as France's biathlon haul.
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