2 women just ended a 42-year US medal drought in cross-country skiing with a thrilling photo finish

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Americans Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall won the gold medal in team sprint cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics.

Diggins crossed the finish line just 0.19 seconds before second-place Sweden.

Their win ends a 42-year US medal drought in the sport.

They're also the first US women to win Olympic medals in cross-country skiing.

US skiers Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall just made history two times over at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Wednesday. The duo won gold in the team sprint event, winning the first-ever US gold in cross-country skiing, and becoming the first US women to ever win Olympic medals in the sport, according to NBC.

They did it in thrilling fashion, too. In the last few seconds of the race, Diggins, who skied the final leg for the US, was neck and neck with Sweden's Stina Nilsson. But Diggins pulled ahead, pushing her left ski over the finish line just 0.19 seconds before Nilsson.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Here's how gold medals are made for the Rio OlympicsSee Also:Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy kissed his boyfriend on live TV and the internet can't handle the loveOlympian Jessie Diggins explains what makes cross-country skiing a surprisingly brutal sportEverything you need to know about skeleton, the Olympic sport that sends athletes hurtling head first down icy tracks at 90 miles an hour

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