Norway'sMarit Bjoergen became the most successful athlete in Winter Olympics historytoday as she took bronze in Pyeongchang, South Korea in cross country skiing'swomen's team sprint free.  However,Kikkan Randall and Jessica Diggins won the gold and the first Olympic crosscountry title for the United States.
 
Bjoergen'sbronze with Maiken Caspersen Falla put her on 14 Olympic medals, outstrippingfellow Norwegian Ole Einar Bjoerndalen who has 13 in biathlon. 37 year oldBjoergen is also the second most successful woman at either the Summer orWinter Games, trailing only Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina who compiled 18medals.