The Russian Olympic Committee won a surprising gold medal in the women's 4x5km relay event on Saturday morning.
The ROC's Veronika Stepanova crossed the finish line with a time of 53:41.0 at Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Center, beating out 17 other nations.
Germany collected a silver medal in 53:59.2 while Sweden grabbed bronze clocking in at 54:01.7.
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Team USA's Hailey Swirbul, Rosie Brennan, Novie McCabe and Jessie Diggins finished in sixth place with a time of 55:09.2.
Diggins made U.S. Olympic history by winning the bronze medal in the women’s individual sprint earlier this week.
The next women's cross-country event is the Team sprint on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 4 a.m. ET. Diggins won an Olympic gold medal in the Team Sprint in 2018 Pyeongchang.
