Näslund and Fiva clinch ski cross world titles in Idre Fjäll
Alex Fiva upset defending champion Francois Place to claim first world title in his career as home skier Näslund added to her title from 2017.
Freestyle Skiing
Switzerland's Alex Fiva stunned defending champion Francois Place of France to take the men's title at FIS Ski Cross World Championships 2021 in Idre Fjäll in Sweden.
Place was the top seed after posting the fastest time in qualification, but made a sluggish start in the final as Fiva moved to the front with local hero Erik Mobärg in second.
Britain's Oliver Davies was in fourth, but he was still in with a chance approaching the closing jumps.
In a thrilling finish, Fiva repelled first Mobärg and then the fast-finishing Place to secure his first ever world title having been overall World Cup champion in 2012/13.
Before that, Sandra Näslund gave the hosts reason for cheer by getting the better of Switzerland's PyeongChang 2018 bronze medallist Fanny Smith to claim her second world title.
Näslund flew out of the gates with Smith and France's Alizee Baron chasing her while another Swiss, Talina Gantenbein, toiled in fourth.
The Swede, who was world champion back in 2017 in Sierra Nevada, managed to establish something of a gap as Smith and Baron battled it out for second.
Smith challenged for the lead but then somehow managed to stay upright on a right-hand bend, and it was another close finish with Näslund winning from Smith and Baron.
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