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OBERSTDORF / OSLO (Dagbladet):
– All Swedes are in shock now, says Swedish cross-country expert Torbjörn Nordvall in the NRK study.
Tiril Udnes Weng blew up the field in the first stage and gave Norway a little over ten seconds difference to Sweden, but it was when Heidi Weng and Kalla came out that the day really was ruined for Sweden.
Instead, Kalla had lost 1.27 to Norway in Stage 2, and the Swedes were hoping for a medal.
– It’s heavy. It’s by no means great to know that it’s on my stage where hope for the medal is shattered, explains Kalla. Dagbladet.
– What went wrong?
– I didn’t get anything out of the first pole vault. I knew it was going to be a difficult stage, but I had imagined it.
– Was it the shape or the skis it was on?
– A combination. But when you don’t hit the skis, it gets tough, Kalla replies.
– How are you doing right now?
– It’s a disappointment. We must be there now. With Ebba Andersson and Frida Karlsson being in such good shape, this should have gone better, but it wasn’t very inspiring for them to go after my stint, concludes the Swedish veteran.
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They asked him if it was bad to ski or if the body was not working.
-We didn’t find any of that, it sucks, said the disappointed veteran.
In hindsight, Sweden’s lubrication manager has taken the blame for the failure:
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With a Swedish crack, there was a Norwegian parade march. Norway took the gold, ahead of Russia and Finland.
– It’s absolutely horrible, Karlsson sighs at the loss.
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Kalla’s surprisingly bad stage also made the experts react. He has struggled with both back disease and the crown this season, but has performed well so far at the World Cup.
– There must be something wrong with Kalla, Jann Post commented on NRK.
– It’s very sensational at a very critical point, says NRK expert Fredrik Aukland.
– A nightmare development for the Swedish team. She is living a nightmare, says Anders Blomquist at SVT.
– Disaster, writes Aftonbladet.
Sweden was ahead of the big favorites in the relay. The Swedish media were harassed with Norway’s choice to put junior Helene Marie Fossesholm in the final stage against Frida Karlsson, but the Swedes never agreed long enough for us to see that matchup.
