Norway’s Northug wins men’s 50K cross-country race (AP)

February 28th, 2010

Norway's Petter Northug celebrates winning the gold medal during the Men's 50k mass start classic Cross Country race at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)AP - Norway's Petter Northug won his fourth medal of the Olympics, using his trademark sprint to overtake Germany's Axel Teichmann on the final straightaway Sunday and capture the 50-kilometer classical cross-country race.