Time Of Youth: U23 Skiers Sweep Podiums At Olympics
Never before in the history of cross country skiing as organized sport did the youth perform so well at the major competitions. Let's see [caption id="attachment_6545" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Denis Spitsov, 21 - bronze and two silvers ( plus 4th place in skiathlon)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6711" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Alexander Bolshunov, 21 - bronze and two silvers( and a very happy ski sponsor, presumably - this photo was taken during a pre-Olympic photo shoot for Rossignol[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6943" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Johannes Høsflot Klæbo,21 - 3 golds [/caption] [caption id="attachment_6948" align="aligncenter" width="1408"] if you stretch it just a little, you could add Simen Hegstad Krüger, 24 with his two golds. [/caption] In ladies' skiing the ratio of youngsters on the podiums is not as overwhelming but is also more than convincing: [caption id="attachment_6672" align="aligncenter"…
