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📲 Subscribe to @olympics: Follow the incredible Winter Olympics career of Raisa Smetanina in these classic Olympic highlights as she continues on her journey to become the first woman to win 10 Olympic medals. Raisa Smetanina began her Olympic journey in 1976 by taking a silver medal in the 5km race, missing a gold medal by just over one second. The next day she won the 10km by less than a second over Helena Takalo. She gained a second gold medal as a member of the USSR's 4x5km relay team. Smetanina would later become the first woman to win 10 medals in her career. She is also the first athlete to step onto the podium at five editions of the Olympic Winter Games, and one of only three Olympians to have won silver medals five times. Find more about Raisa Smetanina: _____________________________________________________ 🇨🇳 #Beijing2022 replays: 🇯🇵 #Tokyo2020 replays: 🗞️ News from the Olympic world:
