The women's mass start competition was held at the Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on 25 February 2018.

The Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 come to a close today after two weeks of intense competition. At 20:00 local time the Closing Ceremony will get underway, and once the Olympic flame has been extinguished the athletes will come together in the Olympic Stadium for one last celebration. Before that, however, there is a fabulous day of events to be enjoyed, with the final of the men’s four-man bobsleigh, the women’s 30km classic mass start in the cross-country skiing, the women’s curling final and the men’s ice hockey final.

Stina Nilsson of Sweden (19) competes during the Ladies' 30km Mass Start Classic on Day 16 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on February 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, Republic of Korea.

Marit Bjoergen of Norway (8) leads the pack during the Ladies' 30km Mass Start Classic on Day 16 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on February 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, Republic of Korea.

Krista Parmakoski of Finland competes during the Ladies' 30km Mass Start Classic on Day 16 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on February 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, Republic of Korea.

Cross-country is an event dominated by Scandinavians, but Canada’s Alex Harvey, twice a world champion, is hoping to break their domination of the Olympic podium this time around. To become the best, a mastery of technique and ski waxing must be twinned with extraordinary athleticism in one of the most physically demanding sports around.

Teresa Stadlober of Austria (4) and Marit Bjoergen of Norway (8) compete during the Ladies' 30km Mass Start Classic on Day 16 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on February 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, Republic of Korea.

Teresa Stadlober of Austria (4), Kerttu Niskanen of Finland (9) and Krista Parmakoski of Finland (7) compete during the Ladies' 30km Mass Start Classic on Day 16 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on February 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, Republic of Korea.

Krista Parmakoski of Finland (Silver), Marit Bjoergen of Norway (Gold) and Stina Nilsson of Sweden (Bronze) celebrate following the Ladies' 30km Mass Start Classic on Day 16 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on February 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, Republic of Korea.

Norway’s cross-country skiers enjoyed a phenomenal return in the men’s events at PyeongChang 2018, not least thanks to a dazzling debut Games of Johannes Høsflot Klaebo, who won three gold medals. There were also two golds apiece for his compatriots Simen Hegstad Krueger and Martin Johnsrud Sundby, who helped secured a Norwegian podium sweep in the skiathlon along with Hans Crister Holund. Meanwhile, Switzerland’s Dario Cologna made his own mark with a third successive victory in the 15km, while Iivo Niskanen of Finland took gold in the 50km classic mass start.