Russia's Kirpichenko put in a stunning display in the women’s 10 kilometre race as she finished in a time of 27mins 46.1sec to take gold, 13.9 seconds in front of compatriot Anna Zherebyateva in the silver medal position.

Nadine Fähndrich of host country Switzerland claimed bronze in a time of 28:15.7.

Having claimed silver in the sprint event, Fähndrich, who is competing at Pyeongchang 2018, was delighted to add another medal to her tally.

"I am very happy to have done an outstanding job here over the 10 kilometers and, having won my silver medal in the sprint, I have now proven that I am an all-rounder," she said.

"I felt very good and to be able to improve continuously is so cool, it just makes me happy to run, so now I'm getting ready for the Olympics, and that's a girl's dream come true."

The men's event was won by Stenshagen of Norway who clocked a time of 36:28.3 to ensure he came out on top in the 15km race.

Russian athletes completed the podium line-up with Denis Ptisov taking silver in 36:33.1 and Ivan Yakimushkin finishing third with a time of 37:03.5

The event continues tomorrow.

Cross-country, ski jumping and Nordic combined will all be part of the programme.