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Feb 5 5 tweets 5 min read
#BREAKING Norway's Therese Johaug wins first gold of Beijing Winter Olympics
#UPDATE Norway's Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the women’s 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing.

The clear favourite ahead of the event, she finished the course in 44mins 13.7sec
#UPDATE Norway's Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing #WinterOlympics2022 on Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the women’s 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing u.afp.com/wYiZ #AFPSports
#BREAKING Hosts China win their first gold at Beijing #WinterOlympics, in short track speed skating mixed relay #AFPSports
#UPDATE Hosts China claimed their first gold medal of the Beijing #WinterOlympics on Saturday, winning the short track speed skating mixed relay on the event's dramatic Games debut u.afp.com/wY5f #AFPSports

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