Italy's Federico
Pellegrino took the silver medal in the men's cross country
sprint event at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang on Tuesday.
The Italian came from behind to pinch silver from Russian
Alexander Bolshunov by just two hundredths of a second in a race
won by Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo.
"I thank the people who believed in me, leaped off sofas,
exulted and cheered for me, its'd a great satisfaction," said
Pellegrino.
"The first of my three cards was a winning one," said the
Italian, who has another two chances at gold.
"Let's hope to have more fun," he said.
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