Evgenia Medvedeva-Abruzova made up a 12 1/2 -second deficit on the leading Germans with her final leg to lift Russia to the gold in the women's 4x5-kilometer cross-country relay in Pragelato.
After taking over the lead, Medvedeva-Abruzova skated all alone through the final stretch to finish in a time of 54 minutes, 47.7 seconds.
