Norway tops Winter Olympics medal table

    Norway has topped the medal table as the 2018 Winter Olympics came to a close.

    Marit Bjorgen won gold in the women's cross-country skiing 30km mass start classic, the final event of the Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

    The 37-year-old became the most decorated Winter Olympian by winning bronze in the team sprint free - her fifth medal at Pyeongchang 2018 and 15th overall.

    Competing in the final Olympic event of her 16-year career, Bjorgen finishes with eight golds, four silvers and three bronzes from five Games.

    Norway finished with 14 golds, the same as Germany, but won a record 39 medals overall, eight more than the Germans.

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