From left, Sjur Roethe, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Didrik Toenseth, and Eldar Roenning of Norway celebrate after winning the men's cross country team relay race at the La Clusaz' World Cup event, France, on Sunday. (Laurent Cipriani/Associated Press)
Norway again won both the men's and women's relay competitions at a cross-country World Cup meet Sunday in France.
The men's team of Eldar Roenning, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Sjur Roethe and Didrik Toenseth finished the 4x7.5-kilometre race in 1 hour, 17 minute, 22 seconds to edge Sweden by just half a second.
The Czech Republic had to settle for third as 0.8 seconds separated the top three.
In the women's event, triple Olympic champion Marit Bjoergen anchored a team that also included Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug and Kristin Stoermer Steira, finishing the 4x5K race in 57:05.4. They beat Finland by 27.9 seconds, with another Norwegian team third.
It is Bjoergen's seventh victory in seven races this season.
Norway also had a clean sweep in the last relays, at the season-opening World Cup meet in Sweden.
