Norwegian Johannes Klæbo defended his Olympic title in men's cross-country freestyle sprint at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday.
Klæbo is the first athlete to ever win consecutive gold medals in cross-country skiing men's sprint free.
"I think it's a special moment, for sure. Last couple of weeks has been quite stressful. We had some Covid in the team and my coaches are staying at home," he said after his win.
"So a lot of difficult times but being able to defend the Olympic gold from last time and having this amazing fight with Federico (Pellegrino) today was special. It was a lot of fun out there."
The 25-year-old captured his fourth Olympic gold medal after winning three at the 2018 PyeongChang Games.
Italian Federico Pellegrino earned silver, while Alexander Terentev of the Russian Olympic Committee took bronze.