From the start, Norway kept up with the lead, but then Ingvild Flugstad Østberg fell, thus spoiling thei chance for a medal. The US team won the gold, Sweden silver and Finland bronze.
In the men's sprint semifinal, Norway's Pål Goldberg lost speed on the last leg, and this did not give Petter Northug the opportunity to make up the lead made up by the competitors.
Norway also had to settle for a disappointing fourth place in the Championship's ski jumping mixed team event, which was won by the Japanese team.
(NRK/Aftenposten)
Norway's Marit Bjørgen was second in a last leg photo-finish of the classic sprint with USA's Kikkan Randall at Lahti, Finland on Saturday. Slovakia's Alena Protsjazkova came third.
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Norway's team won gold in the men's cross country 4x10km relay event at the Nordic Ski World Championship in Val di Fiemme on Friday, ahead of Sweden, with Russia in third place.
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Norway's Marit Bjørgen won the women's opening sprint events of the World Cup season in Kuusamo on Friday.
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