Norway take double sprint free victory at Falun

Norway's Kristine Stavaas Skistad held off home favourite Jonna Sundling to claim her second cross-country sprint victory of the week in Falun. The 24-year-old was victorious on home soil on Tuesday and fended off Sweden's world champion Sundling for her second win on Saturday.

Ad In a tense final showdown to the line, Sundling, who had broken up the field in the final stages of the race, was reeled in by Skistad in the final metres for victory by just 0.34 seconds. FalunKlaebo continues dominant season with victory in men's sprint at Falun2 HOURS AGO Sweden's Maja Dahlqvist clinched third, crossing 4.98 seconds behind the winner.

Norway continued to showcase their dominance as Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo clinched victory in the men's sprint free final. The 26-year-old cruised to his third victory in five days, ahead of teammate Erik Valnes and Italy's Federico Pellegrino.

«It's always nice to win in Sweden, especially with all these spectators cheering for us,» said Klaebo. «I'm a little bit sad we didn't have a Swedish guy in the final, that could probably have been more fun, but I am still really satisfied, for sure.» FalunSkistad comes home for victory in women's sprint ahead of Sundling3 HOURS AGO Cross-Country SkiingNiskanen and Klaebo ease to distance victories in FalunA DAY AGO