Sweden won the gold in the women's 4x5km cross country relay at the Sochi Winter Olympics here Saturday.
Charlotte Kalla hauled Sweden up from third place at the start of the final leg. She also became the first athlete to win three medals at these Olympics, reports Xinhua.
Krista Lahteenmaki of Finland put in a huge effort to overtake Denise Herrmann of Germany, a world cup leader, in the last few meters to claim silver.
Red-hot favorite Norway finished a distant fifth. The Norwegians had won all 10 of the world cup relay races it had entered since taking gold at Vancouver 2010.
