Ebba Andersson and Jonna Sundling claimed their third gold each as Sweden defied daunting tactics from hosts and title holders Norway to win the women's cross country skiing relay world title on Friday.

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Frida Karlsson has won the women’s 50-kilometer cross country women’s mass start race to cap the Nordic world championships marked by hometown hero Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway winning all six races in which he competed.

Trondheim, Norway has been bustling with events since the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships began on Feb. 26. Sunday was the last day of competition with athle

Ebba Andersson and Jonna Sundling claimed their third gold each as Sweden defied daunting tactics from hosts and title holders Norway to win the women's cross country skiing relay world title on Friday.

Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo anchored his team to victory in the team sprint classic on Wednesday to claim his fourth gold medal at the Nordic World Ski Championships, with Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist triumphing for Sweden in the women's race.

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Sweden's Frida Karlsson powered away in the final kilometre to win the first-ever women's 50km mass start at the Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim, Norway on Sunday.Norwegian duo Heidi Weng and Therese Johaug were second and third,