Russian skier Alexander Bolshunov sprinted to his third Olympic gold medal on Saturday in a 30-kilometer mass start cross-country ski race that was rescheduled and shortened because of strong wind and frigid temperatures.
Francesco Friedrich, who won the two- and four-man bobsled events in Pyeongchang in 2018, wrapped up another double after leading Germany to victory in the four-man bobsled Sunday at the Beijing Games.
Norwegian great Therese Johaug won her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Sunday and Jessie Diggins took silver in the women’s 30-kilometer mass start race.
In the last night of the Olympic Games, Mikaela Shiffrin just missed a medal. Coming up: We’ll have updates on the finals in four-man bobsled and cross-country skiing, plus the men’s hockey gold-medal game.
Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns, who at 13-1 was the longest shot in the field, set a final-round record with 29 points to top Trae Young and Luke Kennard in the NBA’s 3-point contest on Saturday night.
Penn swimmer Lia Thomas out-touched Yale’s Iszac Henig in the 100-yard freestyle Saturday and went on to finish with four titles at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships.