Sweden's Frida Karlsson powered away in the final kilometre to win the first-ever women's 50km mass start at the Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim, Norway on Sunday.

From Megève, France, to Åre, Sweden, snow has arrived early in Europe this year. London had a light dusting in November, while some ski resorts in the Alps have opened their lifts early.

Robinson, 23, finished second -- a hefty 1.36 seconds slower -- on Swedish snow in Are and saw her lead reduced to a mere 20 points with 100 still to be won. She and Brignone, the 34-year-old ...

TRONDHEIM, Norway : Sweden clinched gold in the women’s relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships on Friday as Norway squandered a massive lead before the final exchange and had to settle for ...

ARE, Sweden (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin took a clear lead Sunday ... Shiffrin skied with the No. 1 bib through steady falling snow and posted a target 0.43 seconds faster than her nearest challenger, Lena ...

Sweden's Frida Karlsson powered away in the final kilometre to win the first-ever women's 50km mass start at the Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim, Norway on Sunday. Norwegian duo Heidi Weng ...

TRONDHEIM, Norway : Sweden's Frida Karlsson powered away in the final kilometre to win the first-ever women's 50km mass start ... way through deep and loose snow. Andersson, Johaug, Weng and ...