Italian wins first gold at Winter Olympics

Stefania Belmondo from Italy won the first gold of the Winter Olympics in the women's 15km freestyle cross-country in Salt Lake City.

Spain's Johann Muehlegg won gold in the men's 30km freestyle cross-country skiing while Jochem Uytdehaage of the Netherlands claimed the gold in the men's 5,000m speedskating event and broke the world record in the process.