Canada's Alex Harvey wins bronze in classic sprint at Nordic worlds Marit Bjoergen of Norway won the third individual sprint world title of her career and Russia's Nikita Kriukov matched his Olympic gold as the Nordic world championships got into full action Thursday. In the women's 1.2-kilometre classical event, Bjoergen clocked 3 minutes, 16.6 seconds. Ida Ingemarsdotter of Sweden finished 2.3 seconds behind, and Maiken Caspersen Falla of Norway took bronze, 3.7 back. Bjoergen won her first title at the worlds when they were last held in Val di Fiemme 10 years ago, then dominated the last worlds in Oslo two years ago with four golds. In the men's 1.5-kilometre event, Kriukov cruised to victory in 3:30.4. Petter Northug Jr. of Norway crossed 0.3 behind, and Alex Harvey of Canada took bronze, 0.8 back. Friday's main event is women's ski jumping.