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              Norway Sweeps Cross-Country Event at Sochi Olympics

   Norwegian skiers have swept all three medals in the first of seven gold
   medal events Saturday at the Sochi Olympics in the penultimate day of
   the Winter Games.
   Marit Bjoergen won the gold in the women`s cross-country 30-kilometer
   mass start freestyle race, trying a record with her sixth gold in
   Winter Olympic competition.
   Norway`s Therese Johaug earned the silver followed by compatriot
   Kristin Stoermer Steira.
   Russia`s Vic Wild took the gold in the men`s snowboard parallel slalom
   - the first time the event has ever been held in the Olympics. The
   women will also hold medal competition in the event Saturday.
   Gold will be decided in the men`s 4 by 7.5-kilometer biathlon relay
   Saturday. And the men`s and women`s speed skating team pursuit medals
   will be awarded at the Adler Arena.
   The men`s slalom of Alpine skiing is the last scheduled gold medal
   event of the day.
   After two events Saturday, host Russia and the United States lead in
   total medals with 27, followed by Norway with 25. Norway has the most
   gold medals with 11, followed by Russia with 10, and the U.S. and
   Canada with nine each.
   The U.S. men`s hockey team faces Finland in a bronze medal game
   Saturday.
   On Sunday, Canada will face Sweden in the men`s hockey gold medal game.
   On Friday, athletes from Italy and Germany tested positive for drugs in
   the first announced doping cases of the Sochi Olympics. On Saturday, it
   was announce a Ukrainian skier has also tested positive for a banned
   substance.
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