Cross-Country Sprint Day: Norway Takes Men’s Gold, Germany Claims Women’s

The second Monday of the Winter Olympics was cross-country team sprint day at Whistler Olympic Park. In this event, pairs of skiers alternate laps over a short course, with each competitor going around three times.

Norway’s Oeystein Pettersen and Petter Northug combined to win the men’s race with a time of 19 minutes, 1 second. The win gave Northug his first Olympic gold.