Kähärä fall ends Finland medal bid in team sprint

Finland’s medal bid in the women’s team sprint at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics ended in the final descent when Jasmin Kähärä fell metres before the finish line.

Kähärä went down in the last bend after the concluding downhill section of the anchor leg. She rose and crossed the line in ninth place. Sweden won gold in 20:29.99, ahead of Switzerland and Germany. Finland finished 43.38 seconds behind.

Kähärä told Yle after the race that the fall came as exhaustion took hold