Finland Take Olympic Silver After Final Sprint Duel with Norway

Finland take Olympic silver after final sprint duel with Norway

Finland claimed Olympic silver in the Nordic combined team event after Norway secured gold by 0.5 seconds in a sprint finish. Ilkka Herola and Eero Hirvonen led Finland to the podium in the large hill and 2x7.5km relay at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games. The race remained undecided until the final straight, where Jens Lurås Oftebro edged ahead of Hirvonen in deep snow on the finishing stretch. Norway crossed the line first. Finland followed half…

Hirvonen, Herola win 1st silver for Finland at Winter Olympics

Eero Hirvonen and Ilkka Herola brought first silver medal for Finland in the men's Nordic combined team sprint at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday. Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro and Andreas Skoglund claimed gold in the nail-biting event. The Norwegian duo finished in 41 minutes 18 seconds, narrowly beating Finland's Eero Hirvonen and Ilkka Herola, who took silver just half a second behind, while Austria's Stefan Rettenegger and Johan…