PHOTOS: Men’s 50k Mass Start Free cross country race at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
February 23, 2014
Gold medalist Alexander Legkov of Russia reacts after finishing in the Men's 50 km Mass Start Free during day 16 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 474347973 )
Athletes compeat in the Men's 50 km Mass Start Free during day 16 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 474375113 )
Alexander Legkov of Russia (C) in action during the Men's 50km Mass Start Free Cross Country Skiing event at the Laura Cross-Country Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Athletes compete in the Men's 50 km Mass Start Free during day 16 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 474347451 )
Lari Lehtonen of Finland, Roland Clara of Italy and Lukas Bauer of the Czech Republic compete in the Men's 50km Mass Start Free Cross Country Skiing event in the Laura Cross-Country Ski & Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Johan Olsson of Sweden in action during the Men's 50km Mass Start Free Cross Country Skiing event in the Laura Cross-Country Ski & Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 23 February 2014. EPA/FILIP SINGER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Kikkan Randall of the United States looks on during the Men's 50 km Mass Start Free during day 16 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 474338477 )
United States' Kris Freeman competes during the men's 50K cross-country race at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) ( Sochi Olympics Cross Country Men )
(From L) Italy's Roland Clara, Sweden's Johan Olsson and Russia's Alexander Legkov compete during the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 50km Mass Start Free at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 23, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527411410 )
Fans celebrate during the Men's 50 km Mass Start Free during day 16 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 474355473 )
Petter Northug Jr. of Norway, Alexander Legkov of Russia, Martin Johnsrud Sundby of Norway, Chris Andre Jespersen of Norway and Alex Harvey of Canada compete in the Men's 50 km Mass Start Free during day 16 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) ( 474356269 )
Norway's Chris Andre Jespersen (2), Canada's Alex Harvey (4), Norway's Petter Jr Northug (5) and Norway's Martin Johnsrud Sundby (1) compete in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 50km Mass Start Free at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 23, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEVKIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527408975 )
Athletes compete during the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 50km Mass Start Free at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 23, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527411290 )
(From L) France's Maurice Manificat, Germany's Erik Lesser and Norway's Chris Andre Jespersen compete during the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 50km Mass Start Free at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 23, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527411379 )
Roland Clara of Italy competes in the Men's 50 km Mass Start Free during day 16 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 474347953 )
France's Ivan Perrillat Boiteux (C) competes during the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 50km Mass Start Free at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 23, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527411399 )
Gold winner Russia's Alexander Legkov (R) is congratulated by Sweden's Anders Soedergren following his win in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 50km Mass Start Free at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 23, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEVKIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527412162 )
Sweden's Anders Soedergren, United States' Noah Hoffman, Russia's Alexander Legkov and Italy's Roland Clara, from left, compete during the men's 50K cross-country race at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ( Sochi Olympics Cross Country Men )
Gold medalist Russia's Alexander Legkov (3 Front) silver medalist Russia's Maxim Vylegzhanin (ground) bronze medalist Russia's Ilia Chernousov and Norway's Martin Johnsrud Sundby (1) cross the finish line in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 50km Mass Start Free at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 23, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEVKIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527410620 )
Russia's gold medal winner Alexander Legkov, Russia's bronze medal winner Ilia Chernousov and Russia's silver medal winner Maxim Vylegzhanin, from right, rest in the finish area after the men's 50K cross-country race at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Cross Country Men )
Gold medalist Alexander Legkov of Russia celebrates during the flower ceremony for the Men's 50 km Mass Start Free during day 16 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 474348471 )
Silver medalist Russia's Maxim Vylegzhanin (7) gold medalist Russia's Alexander Legkov (3) and Bronze medalist Russia's Ilia Chernousov (8) celebrate on the podium during the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 50km Mass Start Free Flower Ceremony at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 23, 2014, in Rosa Khuto, near Sochi. ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images ( 527410877 )
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