Egorova Gets Record-Tying Gold Medal

Lyubov Egorova tied the record for gold medals in the Winter Olympics here Monday when she won her sixth, skiing the clinching anchor leg for Russia in the women’s 20-kilometer cross-country relay.

The medal was Egorova’s third gold here and she won three in France at the 1992 Albertville Games. She tied Soviet speedskater Lydia Skoblikova, who won her six in 1960 and ’64.

Egorova has won gold or silver in every Olympic event she has skied and will try to break the record Thursday in the 30k classical. Besides three golds here, she won a silver in the first of the women’s races, the 15k freestyle.

Norway went into the last leg leading by a second but Egorova moved ahead on an uphill segment and Russia finished in 57 minutes 12.5 seconds. Norway was second in 57:42.6, and Italy was third in 58:42.6, as Manuela Di Centa, the 15k champion, won her fourth medal of these Games. She was runner-up to Egorova in both the 5k classical and the 10k pursuit.