F’ Yeah. Gold glitter.

Articles:

NYTimes: “U.S. Shocks Cross-Country Field With Sprint Gold Medal”

TeamUSA.org: “Kikkan Randall & Jessie Diggins Win Team USA’s First Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Olympic Medal – And It’s Gold!”

Washington Post: “Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall win United States’ first-ever medal in women’s Olympic cross-country”

NPR: “Kikkan Randall, The Only Mom On Team USA, Just Won A Gold Medal In Her Last Event”

Photos:

Less than 0.5 km to go, and the podium is a lock:

(Diggins is on the upper right; Norway’s Maiken Caspersen Falla is in the lead, with Sweden’s Stina Nilsson on the left)

And because it’s called a “team”:

Video:

Two different commentator tracks for the finish:

1. Controlled enthusiasm
2. Ape-**** orgasmic (turn up the sound in the Instagram video)

Afterwards, the athletes themselves describe the feeling:

NBC interview with Randall and Diggins