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Italy’s Francesca Porcellato wins women’s 1-km sprint gold -

22-03-2010 (00:48)

Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Paralympic Games, March 12-21, Vancouver and Whistler.

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WHISTLER ' Italy clinched gold Sunday as Francesca Porcellato beat the Ukraine's Olena Iurkovska across the finish line in the women's one-kilometre sprint.

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Canada’s Brian McKeever wins third cross-country gold -

21-03-2010 (23:50)

Brian Mckeever (37) celebrates as he crosses the finish line on March 15, winning gold in the Paralympic visually impaired 20km cross-country ski race, along with his guide and brother Robin McKeever at the 2010 Paralympic Games.

Mark van Manen, PNG

WHISTLER ' Canada's Brian McKeever clinched a golden hat trick Sunday, after taking a gamble and using skate skis in the one-kilometre classic Nordic sprint at Whistler Paralympic Park.