Four-time Olympic champion wins first race after maternity leave – World Cup comeback at the age of 36?. Therese Johaug duped the competition at the Norwegian championships in Lillehammer.

The 35-year-old won the 30-kilometer race with a huge lead. She is almost three minutes ahead of second-placed American Sophia Laukli at the finish. “I didn't expect it to go so well. It was great fun to be at the start again,” said the Norwegian after the race.