Norway have claimed all three medals in today's cross-country skiing women's mass start event at the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Veteran athlete Marit Bjoergen, gunning for her sixth Olympic gold medal, went into the lead early on and maintained her advantage throughout the race.

By the 15km mark, the 33-year-old and her compatriots Kristin Stoermer Steira and Therese Johaug led the pack, with the rest of the competitors around 40 seconds behind.

By the final leg, it became a two-horse race between Bjoergen and Johaug, with Steira having fallen behind, although the 32-year-old was still well ahead of the rest of the participants.

Bjoergen was able to produce just enough to pip her younger rival at the end to secure her sixth Olympic gold in a time of 1:11:05.2, as well as putting her in double figures for Olympic medals overall with a tally of 10.

Johaug secured silver with a time of 1:11:07.8, while Steira claimed bronze thanks to a time of 1:11:28.8.