The finale of the Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme saw the world's best cross-country skiers finish on top, just as they'll aim to do in a little over a month at the same venue for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Team USA's Jessie Diggins won the third Tour de Ski title of her career and showed she's determined to go out on top at the end of the World Cup season in March.
"It's really great, it's nice to know that all of the training is working and that all of the work with the wax techs is also working and everyone's doing a great job," Diggins said after she won the title.
On the men's side, the world's best men's cross-country skier made history in commanding fashion. Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won the Tour de Ski — his fifth in the 20-year competition. The Norwegian is the only cross-country skier to win five Tour de Ski titles.
"It's always fun to race the Tour and it's always fun to win," Klaebo said after the finale.
The men's and women's 10km mass start free events capped off the spectacular, yet exhausting six-stage competition.
Tour de Ski winner Diggins earned a 2nd-place finish in the 10km after she crossed the line 8.8 seconds behind Karoline Simpson-Larsen, who won the race in 37 minutes, 5.3 seconds.
Norwegian skier Heidi Weng claimed the final podium spot 14.4 seconds behind her victorious teammate.
In the men's 10km, Mattis Stenshagen of Norway finished the course in 33 minutes, 25.5 seconds.
France's Jules Lapierre crossed the finish line 6.6 seconds behind the Norwegian winner to take second.
Norwegian Emil Iversen took the final spot on the podium, 20.4 seconds behind his victorious teammate.
Team USA's Gus Schumacher took 7th place overall in the Tour de Ski. The 25-year-old's finish in the annual competition was the best ever for the American men.
Cross-country skiing competition begins at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 7.