Marit Bjoergen breaks record with 11th Winter Games medal

February 11, 2018 at 4:03AM

RECORD IS ALL HERS

With a skiathlon silver medal, 37-year-old Marit Bjoergen of Norway broke the Winter Games record for most most medals won by a woman. She had been tied with fellow cross-country skiers Raisa Smetanina of the Soviet Union and Stefania Belmondo of Italy.

Medals: 11 over five Olympics

Gold: 6 (3 in 2010, 3 in 2014)

Silver: 4 (1 in 2002, 1 in 2006, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2018)

Bronze: 1 (in 2010)

Note: The men's record is 13

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