Yuki Kobayashi earned her second cross-country skiing gold medal at the Asian Winter Games on Thursday, winning the women's 5-km classical before Akira Lenting triumphed in the men's 10-km classical.

Kobayashi added to the 10-km free title she won on Tuesday, clocking a time of 14 minutes, 56.1 seconds at Shirahatayama Open Stadium.

The 29-year-old Kobayashi finished ahead of Kazakhstan's Yelena Kolomina, who took the silver in 15:02.8 and China's Li Hongxue, who won the bronze in 15:18.6.