MX23RW : Monday, December 16 15:44:35| >> :600:293684146:293684146:

Finland men win gold in cross-country team sprint

Finland pair Iivo Niskanen and Sami Jauhojaervi win gold in the men's cross-country team sprint at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Finland's Iivo Niskanen and Sami Jauhojaervi have won gold in the men's cross-country team sprint at the Winter Olympics.

Sami Jauhojaervi and Iivo Niskanen of Finland after they won the gold medal in the Men's Team Sprint Classic Final during day 12 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014© Getty Images

The pair narrowly edged hosts Russian Federation into the silver medal spot with a time of 23:14.89, which was 0.97 seconds faster than the Russians.

Germany were in the lead during the closing stages, but Tim Tscharnke fell on the final sprint after a clash with Jauhojaervi.

Sweden's pair of Emil Joensson and Teodor Peterson took bronze as they finished 15.12 seconds behind the leaders, while Germany finished seventh.

The gold is Finland's second of the Sochi Games.

ID:139438: cacheID:139438:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2742:
Written by
Steven Toplis
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Andrew Young of Great Britain competes in Qualification of the Men's Sprint Free during day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 11, 2014
Read Next:
Young, Musgrave pull out of semi-final
>