PRAGELATO PLAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 19: Odd Bjorn Hjelmeset (L) of Norway and Jens Filbrich (R) of Germany compete in the Mens Cross Country Skiing 4x10km Relay Final on Day 9 of the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games on February 19, 2006 in Pragelato Plan, Italy. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

PRAGELATO PLAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 19: Emmanuel Jonnier (R) of France leads a group of competitors in the Mens Cross Country Skiing 4x10km Relay Final on Day 9 of the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games on February 19, 2006 in Pragelato Plan, Italy. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Macus Hellner of Sweden is handed a flag by a team member as he completes the final lap of the Cross Country Men's 4x10km Relay

PRAGELATO PLAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 19: Martin Tauber of Austria competes in the Mens Cross Country Skiing 4x10km Relay Final on Day 9 of the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games on February 19, 2006 in Pragelato Plan, Italy. The Austrian relay team gave up and stopped the race after their third athlete, Roland Diethart, reaches the finishing line. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Martin Tauber

Daniel Richardsson de Sweden (Silver Medallist), Iivo Niskanen of Finland (Gold Medallist) and Maurice Manificat of France (Bronze Medallist) compete on the second leg of the Cross Country Men's 4 x 10 km Relay

Lars Nelson of Sweden (Gold medallist), Jean Marc Gaillard of France, Dmitriy Japarov of Russia and Andrew Newell of the United States compete on the first leg of the Cross Country Men's 4 x 10 km Relay

Dietmar Noeckler of Italy, Andrew Newell of the United States, Dmitriy Japarov of Russia, Curdin Perl of Switzerland and Denis Volotka of Kazakhstan compete on the first leg of the Cross Country Men's 4 x 10 km Relay

Lars Nelson (2R), Daniel Richardsson (1L), Johan Olsson (1R) and Marcus Hellner (2L) of Sweden celebrate the gold medal in the Men's 4 x 10 km Relay

Lars Nelson, Daniel Richardsson, Johan Olsson, Marcus Hellner of Sweden celebrate on the podium during the flower ceremony for the Cross Country Men's 4x10 km Relay

Garmisch 1936-4x10km relay-Relay from NURMELA Sulo to KARPPINEN Klaus (FIN) 1st.