Norway's Hans Christer Holund produced a dominant display to win the gold medal in the men's 15km freestyle event at the FIS Ski World Championships in Oberstdorf on Wednesday.

Holund finished in 33 minutes 48.7 seconds to cross the line 20.2 seconds ahead of fellow Norwegian Simen Hegstad Krueger while compatriot Harald Amundsen took the bronze medal in an event where the athletes start at 30-second intervals.

Shiffrin continues to reap rewards of 'go for gold' approach on slopes

Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. won four medals at the recent Alpine skiing world championships to give her 11 in 13 career races at the event. How does she do it? Well, beyond Shiffrin's extraordinary skills and years of training, it's all about her mental approach.

American star Mikaela Shiffrin won four medals in her four events at the recent world championships to give her 11 in 13 races at the event. Shiffrin also has won three medals in five events at the Olympics. 

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"It was big. That's probably the biggest thing I've ever done. I had a good day and managed to carry out what was planned," an emotional Holund told broadcaster NRK.

"I took it very nicely the first round and went with good control. When I went (on) the last lap, I went on emotion. Then you get extra energy."

WATCH | Lundby wins ski jumping world championship:

Maren Lundby soars to ski jumping world championship gold

Norway's Maren Lundby won the women's HS137 large hill ski jumping event at the 2021 FIS Nordic ski world championships in Oberstdorf, Germany.

Favourite Alexander Bolshunov of Russia finished fourth.

Norway's Maren Lundby claimed the gold medal in the first women's large hill ski jumping event in the history of the world championships, beating Japan's Sara Takanashi by a margin of 8.7 points. Nika Kriznar of Slovenia took the bronze.

"Just becoming world champion in itself is something I had not imagined a couple of weeks ago, and in addition it's on this day here that we have fought so hard for. The combination there is difficult to absorb," Lundby said.

Norway's Maren Lundby reacts on the podium after taking first place during the WSC Women's HS137 Large Hill jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany on Wednesday.

Norway's Lundby wins ski jumping world championship

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