Emotional day for Maloney Westgaard as he finishes 35th at Winter Olympics

Three-time Olympian Thomas Maloney Westgaard finished 35th in the 10km + 10km skiathlon at the Winter Olympics

Thomas Maloney Westgaard was born in Norwary but his mother Celia is from Dunmore in Galway. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Thomas Maloney Westgaard finished 35th in the men's 10km (classic) + 10km (freestyle) skiathlon at the Winter Olympics on Sunday. 

The event, which was held outside the town of Predazzo, involves competitors completing 10km using classic skis before transitioning to a free skating finish for the second half.