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Kalla stood on the starting line for the first time since March 7 after testing positive for COVID-19 in November.
Before the race, he spoke of some nervousness and questions about fitness.
– It’s a way of walking. Especially considering that the effort in training has been at a different level than it had been before the illness. But I don’t feel so worried, said Kalla Sportbladet.
Walked away
She had start number three in Saturday’s national mass start, but quickly became dependent on the great Ebba Andersson and Frida Karlsson at the helm.
The duo were in a class of their own and with barely a mile driven, Charlotte Kalla was in eighth place, one minute and 20 seconds behind Andersson and Karlsson. At the same time, a group was formed in the battle for third place consisting of Emma Ribom, Jonna Sundling, Maja Dahlqvist and Linn Svahn.
The distance with the close duo continued to grow and Ebba Andersson finally won by a tenth before Frida Karlsson after a speed duel.
– I managed to be the first to get into the riot, that was probably the main key today, says Ebba Andersson in the Sportbladet transmission.
Frida: “Bad riot by me”
Frida Karlsson:
– It was a big riot for me. I thought I would push a stone hard over the ridge, but I got too close. I could have done a lot better.
Jonna Sundling was third, Maja Dahlqvist fourth and Linn Svahn fifth, all within a minute and a half of the leader.
Kalla drove seventh.
Women’s coach Magnus Ingesson described her return as “pretty positive.”
– Up and down a bit during the race. It’s tough with these tempo boosts, but it wasn’t completely down in the basement, it’s still positive. Going too hard would cost too much. No one expected her to match Frida and Ebba, Ingesson says.
CLIP: Here Björgen challenges Johaug in the gym
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