Svahn produced an impressive display, with the 20-year-old winning both her quarter-final and semi-final races.

A perfect day was completed when she triumphed in a close final where the top four skiers all finished within one second.

A narrow victory was claimed by Svahn in a time of 3min 23.54sec, with Russia’s Natalia Nepryayeva just 0.08 seconds behind as the runner-up.

Jonna Sundling secured a second Swedish medal by finishing third in 3:23.64.

Slovenia’s Anamarija Lampic, the sprint World Cup leader, missed out on the podium as she placed fourth in 3:24.47.

Lampic remains top of the sprint standings with 405 points, but Svahn is now only 20 points adrift following her triumph in Falun.

The men’s sprint competition saw Norway’s Pål Golberg and Erik Valnes finish first and second respectively.

Golberg emerged as the winner of the event in a time of 2:51.83, with Valnes finishing 0.52 behind his team-mate.

Russia’s Alexander Bolshunov completed the medal positions, earning bronze in a time of 2:52.75.

Victory saw Golberg rise to third in the sprint World Cup standings.

Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo remains top of the leaderboard on 350 points, despite not competing in Falun.

France’s Lucas Chanavat lies second on 336, with Golberg third on 300.

Competition will continue tomorrow with the women’s 10 kilmetres and men’s 15km events.