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Norway's gold medal winner Bjorn Daehlie is hoisted on the shoulders of Italy's bronze medalist Silvio Fauner, left, and Kazakhstan's silver medal winner Vladimir Smirnov for the benefit of photographers following the
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Norwegian cross-country skier Bjørn Dæhlie moments after crossing the finish line in the 50km in Nagano, where he became the first winter Olympian to win 8 gold medals. : r/olympics
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