Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo breezes to comfortable World Cup victory in Drammen

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo extended his lead at the top of the World Cup standings with another emphatic victory in Drammen.

The Norwegian superstar grabbed his 14th race victory of the season on home snow to tighten his grip on the yellow bib ahead of compatriot Paal Golberg, who could only finish seventh.

Klaebo, a five-time Olympic and nine-time world champion, beat fellow Norwegian Erik Valnes to victory by 1.79 seconds as Frenchman Richard Jouve narrowly edged out Ansgar Evensen to third.

Defending World Cup champion Klaebo, 26, now leads the overall standings by 224 points with just five races remaining in Falun, Tallinn and Lahti.

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Kristine Stavas Skistad claimed victory in the women’s event as she made it a pair of home triumphs for the Norwegians on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old beat Swedish star Jonna Sundling to glory as overall World Cup leader Tiril Udnes Weng made it two Norwegians on the podium.

Two-time world champion Weng, 26, leads the World Cup standings by 147 points ahead of American Jessie Diggins, who slipped to a 21st place-finish in Tuesday’s race.

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