Kikkan Randall’s Year: Olympic Glory Followed by Chemotherapy

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY and ALANA PATERSON from NYT Sports A year ago, she won the first American gold medal in cross-country skiing. Then she found out she had breast cancer.https://nyti.ms/2T6prUf

As Medals Pile Up, Norway Worries: Are We Winning Too Much?

By DAVID SEGAL from NYT Sports After a historic performance at the Olympics, some Norwegians fret that they dominate their favorite sport so much that they are ruining it.http://nyti.ms/2Chu9X7

U.S. Ends Drought With Shocking Cross Country Gold Medal

By TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins won gold in the women’s team sprint freestyle, the first U.S. medal in cross country since 1976.http://nyti.ms/2GvYKOM

Tough Job: Norway’s Ski Wax Chief Is Only Noticed When He Fails

By DAVID SEGAL from NYT Sports Knut Nystad prefers to remain invisible, because if the team underperforms, he becomes a figure of national ridicule.http://nyti.ms/2BZWHEi

Where Were You When Oddvar Bra Broke His Pole?

By DAVID SEGAL from NYT Sports In 1982 the Norwegian cross-country skier Oddvar Bra collided with a skier from the Soviet Union. Somehow, a national myth was born.http://nyti.ms/2BqdMWT

The First Medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics

By MATT FUTTERMAN and DOUG MILLS from NYT Sports Sweden's Charlotte Kalla won the 15km skiathlon, beating 6-time gold medalist Marit Bjoergen of Norway.http://nyti.ms/2CaA2kg