Johaug claims 2nd win in as many days in Falun

Johaug claims 2nd win in as many days in Falun

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 8:24 p.m. ET

FALUN, Sweden (AP) Therese Johaug proved too strong again for the rest of the field in Falun to take her second cross-country World Cup victory in two days as Norway swept the podium on Sunday.

Johaug won the 10-kilometer freestyle after shaking off second-place Heidi Weng on the gruelling Morderbacken - ''Murder hill'' - to win by 8.75 seconds.

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen was third, while Jessica Diggins of the United States came fourth.

In an exciting finish to a closely fought men's 15-kilometer race, Russia's Sergey Ustiugov won ahead of Italy's Francesco De Fabiani, who surged late to push overall leader Martin Johnsrud Sundby of Norway into third.

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