Greeting teammate Erik Valnes at the finish, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo helps Norway to gold in the team sprint. As Klæbo’s bib makes apparent – this makes it back-to-back team sprint titles. (Photo: NordicFocus)
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The firepower was evident on the start line. Norway, Russia, France, Italy, and six other teams paired for the team sprint Sunday at the 2021 Oberstdorf, Germany World Championships. Revving at the start for Norway were Erik Valnes and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, with Alexander Bolshunov and Gleb Retivykh for Russia. Two teams in a freestyle team sprint with a seemingly endless list of scores to settle.