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SOCHI, Russia - Irene Wust of Netherlands did what was expected of her Sunday in the women's 3,000 meters at Adler Arena.
She won.
Wust cruised to the finish line in 4 minutes, 0.34 seconds to win gold. SLOPESTYLE: DOWNHILL: Mayer wins; Miller shut out USA's Anderson wins gold
Defending champion Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic settled for silver in 4:01.95.
And third place was monumental, too: It marked the first medal for the host country in these Games.
Russia's Olga Graf, who held a lead briefly finish in 4:03.47 to take bronze, sending the crowd into a frenzy.
Six-time Olympian Claudia Pechstein was looking to win her 10th Olympic medal, but the 41-year-old German faded badly over the final laps and didn't even make the podium. She was fourth in 4:05.26.
Olga Graf of Russia powers toward the finish line in the women's 3,000.(Photo: Jeff Swinger, USA TODAY Sports) Related Video
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