Trondheim, Norway - Magnus Moan claimed his first World Cup season win in Nordic combined skiing on Saturday in front of a Norwegian home crowd.

Placed 20th after the morning jumping portion, Moan proved the strongest in the 10-kilometres cross-country pursuit, clocking 24 minutes 49.6 seconds for his eighth career victory.

Frenchman Jason Lamy Chappuis trailed by seven tenth of a second in second place. Third-placed Anssi Koivuranta of Finland was 2.2 seconds off the pace as the top six finishers were separated by less than five seconds.