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Nordic powerhouses Sweden, Norway win team sprint world titles

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships - Cross Country Team Sprint Ladies and Men Competition

SEEFELD, AUSTRIA - FEBRUARY 24: Stina Nilsson of Sweden and Maja Dahlqvist of Sweden celebrates following their victory in the Ladies’ Cross Country Team Sprint during FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on February 24, 2019 in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

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Sweden’s Stina Nilsson and Maja Dahlqvist stepped to the top of the world championship podium together for the first time in either of their careers, winning gold in the women’s team sprint in Seefeld, Austria.

Joining the Swedes on the podium were Slovenia’s Katja Visnar and Anamarija Lampic with silver and Norway’s Ingvlid Flugstad Oestberg and Maiken Caspersen Falla with the bronze.

Nilsson wins her first world title in her first event back from injury, having not raced since mid-January.

The U.S.’ Sadie Bjornsen and Jessie Diggins also competed in the team sprint final. Bjornsen handed the race off to Diggins for the final lap, almost 3 seconds behind the leaders. Diggins was unable to make up the the deficit, ending the race with a fifth place finish.

Full results for the women’s team sprint are here.

Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and teammate Emil Iversen held off the Russian team of Gleb Retivykh and Alexander Bolshunov to win their first world championship title in the men’s team sprint event. Klaebo caught Bolshunov in the final lap blowing past the Russian, and crossing the finish almost two seconds sooner to claim the gold medal.

Erik Bjornsen, Sadie’s brother, along with Simi Hamilton competed in the men’s team sprint final for the U.S. posting a eighth place finish.

Full results for the men’s team sprint are here.

Watch the men’s and women’s team sprint finals on TV at 10:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel, or catch the encore presentation on NBCSN tonight at 11:30 p.m. ET.

Check out the full schedule below to find out where and when to watch the 2019 Nordic World Ski Championships live on Olympic Channel, OlympicChannel.com or by using an NBC Sports Gold Snow Pass.

NORDIC WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS -- Seefeld, Austria

DayTime (ET)EventTVStream
Sunday7:30 a.m.Nordic Combined: Team SprintOlympicChannel.com/NBC Sports Gold
8:45 a.m.Ski jumping: Men’s LH Team Final*OlympicChannel.com/NBC Sports Gold
9:30 a.m.Nordic Combined: Team LH*Olympic Channel
10:30 a.m.Cross-Country: M&W Team Sprint Finals*Olympic Channel
2 p.m.Nordic Combined: Team Sprint*Olympic Channel
3 p.m.Ski Jumping: Men’s LH Team FinalOlympic Channel
11:30 p.m.Cross-Country: Women’s Team Sprint Final*NBCSN
Tuesday9:00 a.m.Cross-Country: Women’s 10kmOlympic ChannelOlympic Channel/NBC Sports Gold
10:15 a.m.Ski Jumping: Women’s NH Team FinalOlympicChannel.com/NBC Sports Gold
1:00 p.m.Cross-Country: Women’s 10km*NBCSN
2:00 p.m.Ski Jumping: Women’s NH Team Final*Olympic Channel
Wednesday8:00 a.m.Cross-Country: Men’s 15kmOlympic ChannelOlympic Channel/NBC Sports Gold
10:15 a.m.Ski Jumping: Women’s NH FinalOlympic ChannelOlympic Channel/NBC Sports Gold
Thursday1:00 a.m.Cross-Country: Men’s 15km*NBCSN
2:00 a.m.Ski Jumping: Women’s NH Final*NBCSN
5:00 a.m.Nordic Combined: NH Ski JumpingOlympic ChannelOlympic Channel/NBC Sports Gold
7:00 a.m.Cross-Country: Women’s 4x5km RelayOlympic ChannelOlympic Channel/NBC Sports Gold
9:00 a.m.Nordic Combined: Indiv. 10km Cross-Country SkiOlympic ChannelOlympic Channel/NBC Sports Gold
Friday7:15 a.m.Cross-Country: Men’s 4x10km RelayOlympicChannel.com/NBC Sports Gold
7:30 a.m.Cross-Country: Men’s 4x10km Relay*Olympic Channel
10:00 a.m.Ski Jumping: Men’s NH FinalOlympic ChannelOlympic Channel/NBC Sports Gold
Saturday5:00 a.m.Nordic Combined: NH Team Ski JumpingOlympicChannel.com/NBC Sports Gold
6:00 a.m.Nordic Combined: NH Team Ski Jumping*Olympic Channel
6:15 a.m.Cross-Country: Women’s 30kmOlympicChannel.com/NBC Sports Gold
7:30 a.m.Cross-Country: Women’s 30km*Olympic Channel
8:30 a.m.Nordic Combined: 4x5km Cross-Country RelayOlympic ChannelOlympic Channel/NBC Sports Gold
10:00 a.m.Ski Jumping: Mixed Team EventOlympicChannel.com/NBC Sports Gold
1:00 p.m.Ski Jumping: Mixed Team Event*Olympic Channel
Sunday7:00 a.m.Cross-Country: Men’s 50kmOlympic ChannelOlympic Channel/NBC Sports Gold

*Same-day and next day delay