American skiers Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins made history Wednesday by winning Olympic gold in women's team sprint in cross country skiing.
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The Americans defeated runner-up Sweden by .19 seconds.
Norway won bronze.
The victory meant Team USA ended their 42-year Olympic medal drought in cross-country skiing. NBC Olympics reports that Diggins and Randall are the first American women to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing.
Before their win on Wednesday, Bill Koch was the only American cross-country skier to earn an Olympic medal. Koch won silver in the men's 30km in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria.
Pure adrenaline for @jessdiggs & @kikkanimal after winning @TeamUSA's first cross-country skiing #gold medal! https://t.co/ijxwbhtcCopic.twitter.com/alnMNQOOvI
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 21, 2018
.@jessdiggs and @kikkanimal win the GOLD in the team sprint!! 🥇🇺🇸😭 pic.twitter.com/yPvrukbp9a
— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam) February 21, 2018