Ebba Andersson powers to skiathlon gold from Frida Karlsson at Nordic World Ski Championships

Ebba Andersson powered to women's skiathlon victory at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica. Andersson finished 22 seconds ahead of compatriot Frida Karlsson to secure a Swedish one-two, with Norway's Astrid Oeyre Slind completing the podium.

Ad The 25-year-old led from early on in Slovenia, before establishing a secure lead at the halfway stage which only increased as she headed for home. World ChampionshipsWatch skiathlon highlights as Krueger wins World Championships ahead of Klaebo20 HOURS AGO It was Andersson's first 15km skiathlon World Championship gold, having taken bronze in 2021 in Oberstdorf, and adds to her 4x5km relay gold from 2019.

For Karlsson, another strong performance sealed her second-consecutive silver in the event, and seventh World Championship medal, having also taken silver in 2021 behind the legendary Therese Johaug. Klaebo and Sundling defend cross country sprint titles at World Championships Exclusive: Musgrave discusses World Champs medal chances and ‘ridiculous’ Klaebo It was a first World Championship medal for 35-year-old Slind, who fought through a mighty battle for the final podium place ahead of Katharina Hennig and Karttu Niskanen.

Another two medals also continued Sweden's strong start in the women's cross-country events, following up their podium sweep in the sprint classical, where Jonna Sundling took her third World Championship gold. — — — Stream the 2022-23 winter sports season on discovery+ World ChampionshipsKrueger wins skiathlon World Championships after tactical masterstroke foils KlaeboA DAY AGO Cross-Country SkiingWhat is the skiathlon? Justyna Kowalczyk explains...YESTERDAY AT 14:16