France, Feb. 21 -- With the snow falling heavily and low visibility, 23-year-old Michelon surged through the final lap to pass Tereza Vorobnikova of the Czech Republic to win her second gold of the Games.

"The last loop was really, really hard, it was just a lot of emotion that culminated (at the finish line)," she told Reuters, her new gold medal dangling around her neck.

"I just thought, these are the real 'now' moments, and I just said that you have to end the Olympics, and the Olympics are ending at the finish line and if you are not at the finish line it's not finished."

Michelon looked stunned as she greeted silver medallist and teammate Julia Simon, who finished a few seconds after her. The two won gold together in the women's r...