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Today’s race was painful for everyone. 12 degree weather created interesting conditions and no grip. Athletes struggled to grip on the up hills and sank in the skate portion. The race started out at a fairly easy pace with Benjamin Koons of New Zeland who eventually got lapped taking the early lead. He managed to stay [...]

Warm temperatures and soft conditions proved difficult for many athletes, however they did not faze Dario Cologna who took the olympic title by 24 seconds over Italy’s Pietro Piller Cotter. Lukas Bauer claimed the bronze 36 seconds behind Cologna. Marcus Hellner showed amazing form and lead most of the race, however he was unable to [...]