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Johaug crashed to the snow after colliding with
Karlsson, who broke a ski pole in the clash, towards the end of
the first of four laps, which allowed Andersson to briefly
cruise into the lead as the second lap began.
However, Johaug reeled her in with a powerful performance on the
uphill parts of the course and came out of the switch from
classic to freestyle skis at the halfway point with a lead of
4.3 seconds over Andersson.
The 32-year-old wasted no time increasing the gap, eventually
cruising to a dominant victory by a margin of 30 seconds to
claim her 11th World Championship cross-country gold, while
Karlsson held off her compatriot Andersson in a sprint finish to
take the silver.
(Reporting by Philip O'Connor in Stockholm; Editing by Hugh
Lawson)
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