Erik Valnes and Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway pipped Italy to the final men's team sprint of the season in Lahti on Friday.
The two-man team sprint contest went right to the wire, with the Norwegian duo leading from the front, but barely ahead of chasers Francesco De Fabiani and Federico Pellegrino.
Ad In the end, not even seven tenths of a second separated the champions from the runners-up. LahtiKlaebo and Valnes combine for men’s team sprint glory for Norway at World Cup3 HOURS AGO Norway's second team of Harald Oestberg Amundsen and Sindre Bjoernestad Skar had a similar battle to hold on to third place.
Sweden's Marcus Grate and Edvin Anger were left frustrated, missing out on a podium by 0.27 seconds. In the women's event, Emma Ribom and Jonna Sundling had a much easier final straight, but still had to come from behind to topple a tiring Norwegian duo of Julie Myhre and Anne Kjersti Kalva.