Veronika Stepanova, after the victory of the Russian team in the women's relay at the Beijing Olympics, became the youngest champion of the Games in the history of cross-country skiing, RIA Novosti reports.
Russians Yuliya Stupak, Natalya Nepryaeva, Tatyana Sorina and Stepanova won the 4 x 5 km relay on February 12. This is the first award in this discipline for Russian skiers since 2006.
Stepanova is 21 years and 39 days old. The previous achievement belongs to Yulia Chepalova, who won the first gold at the 1998 Olympics in the 30 km race at the age of 21 years 60 days.
Video of the gold finish of Russian skiers in the relay at the Olympics 2022 Olympics In total, Chepalova won three golds, two silvers and one bronze at the Games.
The youngest male Olympic champion is Johannes Klebo of Norway. He won his first gold in Pyeongchang in the sprint at 21 years and 114 days. Now the Norwegian has already won four gold medals of the Games and one bronze.
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