Einar Hedegart claimed his maiden World Cup win and led Norway to another dominating cross country race on home soil in Trondheim on Sunday.

Hedegart won the men’s 10-kilometre individual, four tenths of a second ahead of team-mate Andreas Fjorden Ree. Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget was third.

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Fourth to seventh places also went to the Norwegian team, with cross country star Johannes Høsflot Klæbo the last of them.

Klæbo failed to complete a hat-trick of wins in Trondheim after winning the sprint on Friday and the 20km skiathlon on Saturday.

Ebba Andersson led a one-two for Sweden to win the women’s 10-kilometre individual race.

Six-time world champion Andersson beat team-mate Moa Ilar by two seconds to claim her first World Cup victory of the season.

Title holder Jessie Diggins of the United States was third after winning the 20km skiathlon on Saturday.

The Swedish team have dominated the women’s World Cup so far, winning four of six races with four different athletes.

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In the men’s Nordic combined also in Trondheim, World Cup leader Johannes Lamparter was second in the jumps but completed the cross country portion in 23:30.6 minutes to claim victory.

The Austrian has been having a strong winter, with four wins in five events so far.

His team-mate Franz-Josef Rehrl was second and German Julian Schmid was third. Title holder Vinzenz Geiger was only eighth.

A men’s ski jumping in Wisla, Poland are also scheduled for Sunday.

Norway's Einar Hedegart in action during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing 10 km freestyle in Granasen. Geir Olsen/NTB/dpa

Norway’s Einar Hedegart in action during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing 10 km freestyle in Granasen. Geir Olsen/NTB/dpa

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