Johaug and Klaebo claim 4th Tour de Ski titles. Diggins places 3rd with Vonn cheering her on

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Jessie Diggins of the United States reacts in the finish area after the women’s 20km interval start classic competition at the Davos Nordic FIS Cross Country World Cup, in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

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United States Lindsey Vonn poses with the American athletes of cross country after the 10km women’s mass start race of the Tour de Ski cross country, in Val di Fiemme, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

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Norway’s Therese Johaug wins the 10km women’s mass start race of the Tour de Ski cross country, in Val di Fiemme, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

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Tour de Ski winner Norway’s Therese Johaug poses with her trophies after the 10km women’s mass start race of the Tour de Ski cross country, in Val di Fiemme, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

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Alpine ski great United States Lindsey Vonn watches the 10km women’s mass start race of the Tour de Ski cross country, in Val di Fiemme, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

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Tour de Ski winner Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo poses with trophies after the 10km men’s mass start race of the Tour de Ski cross country, in Val di Fiemme, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

CAVALESE, Italy (AP) — Therese Johaug claimed her fourth Tour de Ski victory in style Sunday by winning the final stage climb up Mount Cermis.

The Norwegian is back in top form after two years of retirement, and has now won another big title at the Val di Fiemme venue that will host cross country skiing at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics.

In the overall standings, Johaug finished 47.5 seconds ahead of Norwegian teammate Astrid Oeyre Slind and 2:41.3 ahead of Jessie Diggins, the American who won the Tour last year and in 2021.

Diggins’ fellow Minnesota skier and Alpine great Lindsey Vonn was on hand to cheer her on.

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway won the men’s tour for the fourth time, ahead of Mika Vermeulen of Austria (1:23.1 behind) and Hugo Lapalus of France (1:43.7).

Simen Hegstad Krueger of Norway won the final stage.

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