Schouten finished second while the bronze medal went to Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic.

Wiklund crossed the line in 3min 56.86sec ahead of three-time Olympic champion Schouten who managed to clock 3:57.40.

Meanwhile, Sáblíková finished third 1.49 seconds after the leader.

"I knew it was possible, but I knew I had to skate really well too, so I didn’t take anything for granted," Wiklund  said. 

"I guess that last time (her first 1500m title in 2021), I felt like… not that I didn't deserve it, but it was more like how did I get up here?  Now it feels more as a confirmation.

"I’m confident in this track and I have only good experiences here, also with the audience."

Earlier, Patrick Roest won the 100th world gold medal for the Netherlands as he won the men’s 5,000m in 6:08.94.

Italy’s Davide Ghiotto and Bart Swings of Belgium won silver and bronze in 6:11.12 and 6:11.12 respectively.

Meanwhile, the team titles of the day went to Canada.

Brooklyn McDougall, Carolina Hiller and Ivanie Blondin won the women’s title in 1:26.29 as McKenzie Browne, Erin Jackson and Kimi Goetz of The United States won silver 0.29sec later.

Bronze went to the Chinese trio of Zhang Lina, Jin Jingzhu and Li Qishi in 1:27.86. 

Moments later, Christopher Fiola, Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu and Laurent Dubreuil won the men’s sprint tile for Canada in 1:19.26.

Silver went to Merijn Scheperkamp, Hein Otterspeer and Wesly Dijs of The Netherlands in 1:19.67.

Norway completed the podium thanks to Bjørn Magnussen, Henrik Fagerli Rukke and Haavard Lorentzen, who clocked 1:19.80.