Brilliant skiing by Kalla for the gold. Mario obviously has not lost it at 37. Jessie Diggins had a gutsy performance in fifth. Just as an aside, there was no group of Norwegian gals dominating this field. In the picture below, the first seven finishers included two Swedes, one Norwegian, a Finn, an Austrian, one from Switzerland, and one from America. (Despite the fact that I could have watched the replay, I got up at 2:00 am because I was so excited for this first race.)