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Therese Johaug’s thundering second leg led Norway to win gold in the women’s 4×5 km relay at the FIS World Ski Championships on Friday The Russian Ski Federation team finished second and Finland took bronze, while Sweden’s hot team flopped

OBERSTDORF, Germany: Therese Johaug’s thunderous third leg made Norway win gold in the women’s 4×5 km relay at the FIS World Ski Championships on Friday The Russian Ski Federation team finished second and Finland took bronze, while Sweden’s hot team flopped

The cousins ​​Tiril and Heidi Weng drove the first two stages in classic style to hand over Johaug, who had already won two gold medals in Oberstdorf, a lead of 26 seconds halfway over the two freestyle legs

The 32-year-old widened that gap to 198 seconds after a smooth, powerful display in her two rounds prepared by teenage Helene Marie Fossesholm, who comfortably fought off Natalia Nepryaeva’s challenge to secure the gold at 266 seconds

Finland, the USA and Germany battled for third place in the last round Krista Parmakoski and Jessie Diggins finally broke off on the penultimate climb, and the Finn ousted the American in an exciting sprint finish, winning the battle for bronze with eight tenths of a second

Reigning champions Sweden fell apart when Charlotte Kalla’s disastrous second leg left them a minute and 39 seconds behind the Norwegians at halftime, wiping out any chance of the podium

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