LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo became the first athlete in Winter Olympic history to win nine gold medals, while host nation Italy witnessed another golden moment from alpine veteran Federica Brignone on a record-filled Sunday at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games.
At Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, the Norwegian quartet clocked one hour, four minutes and 24.5 seconds in the men's 4x7.5km relay, finishing 22.2 seconds ahead of France, with Italy taking bronze. Klaebo skied the anchor leg to seal victory and lift his Olympic gold tally to nine, surpassing the previous record of eight shared by Norwegian greats Bjorn Daehlie, Marit Bjorgen and Ole Einar Bjorndalen.
