Sweden retain cross country gold

Sweden have retained their gold medal in the men's cross country 4X10km relay by winning a race that also saw France take their first-ever medal in the event.

Marcus Hellner, Lars Nelson, Johan Olsson and Daniel Richardson led the race from start to finish, completing the course in a time of 1:28:42 at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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Silver was awarded to Russian Federation, while bronze went to France's quartet of skiers, who made history of their own.

Sweden's anchor Hellner, who started the final leg with a 14-second lead over Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia, crossed the line by a winning margin of 27.3 seconds.