She shot clean to claim victory in the women’s 7.5 kilometres sprint in 21min 06.5sec to claim the Crystal Globe in the discipline for the second time in her career, having previously lifted it in 2020.

The 34-year-old, winner of the Olympic gold medal in the women’s 15km at Beijing 2022 after switching from cross-country six years earlier, had announced at the start of her final IBU World Cup of the season that she would be retiring at the end of the season.

"It is like a dream," Herrmann-Wick said after being presented with the Globe.

"I was a bit nervous the whole week just thinking [about the Globe].

"I was actually really nervous but super happy that I could focus for this race.

"It was emotional before - I had a really hard heartbeat in the start area.

"I knew it was the last race, but when the race was starting, I found the focus and also on the shooting range.

"My goal was to do the best competition I could today. I did it and I am super happy.

"I started as a sprinter in cross-country and ended up also as a sprinter in this.

"It makes me really proud.

"I love Holmenkollen.

"I like skiing here.

"It was the topping of everything today."

Herrmann-Wick will end her career on top, having won the gold medal in the 7.5km sprint at this year’s IBU World Championships last month in Oberhof.

"It was my main goal: when I stopped, I would stop on the top," she said.

Sweden’s Hanna Oeberg also shot clean, finishing second, 3.5 seconds behind Herrmann-Wick.

Oeberg’s teammate Anna Magnusson was also perfect on the range and finished with her second career podium in third place, 33.1 seconds back.

The French team added three discipline Crystal Globes to their collection having seen Julia Simon yesterday crowned champion in the pursuit, after the race at this event in Norway had to be scrapped following heavy fog forcing the postponement of action yesterday.

The women’s team received the IBU World Cup relay and prestigious World Cup women’s Nations Cup globes, and also picking up the World Cup mixed relay Score Globe, their first in that category.

It is fair to say, though, that the most popular winner of the day was Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Bø, unchallenged to win the men’s 12.5km pursuit, with a single penalty in 32:34.

It was his seventh victory in the discipline of what has been a season for the ages, his fifth in a row and 18th overall in 22 races he has taken part in, including the World Championships.

The only thing that prevented Bø from winning in the previous leg of the IBU World Cup in Östersund earlier this month was he was recovering from COVID-19.

France’s Quentin Fillon Maillet shot clean, moving from seventh at the start to second place, 32.7 seconds back, as Bø’s team-mate Sturla Holm Laegreid, with one penalty, took third.

After the race, Bø was presented with his Crystal Globe by Norway’s King Harald for winning the overall pursuit title.

"It was really good," the five-time Olympic gold medallist said.

"I think the whole stadium was full today.

"I really felt all around the track, so it was only good times. Holmenkollen at its best."

The IBU World Cup season is set to come to its conclusion tomorrow with the men’s 15km and women's 12.5km mass start races.