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Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson were able to go second and third, 30 seconds behind Therese Johaug, and for the first time they took two medals from the Swedish World Cup from a distance.
But the Swedish silver and bronze were not achieved without drama.
The top trio was initially in the lead with Johaug as the locomotive. But just before the first of the four laps ended, Johaug and Frida Karlsson went down. The Swede entered from outside Johaug with what the two rivals hooked, fell and lost precious seconds. On Karlsson’s side, things got worse when he broke pole and lost even further in the lead.
– I thought I persevered, but then the curve was a bit sharp, so she too was pushed and we went together and fell. I broke the rod but got a new one pretty quickly, but it was very long and I had to change again, says Frida Karlsson at SVT.
– She looked pretty stressed right after. He probably ran a few kilometers with a fairly high heart rate and stress on his eyes, says national team manager Anders Byström.
He continues:
– There was a bit of stress there, but the way he recovers is impressive.
Bad ski change
Ebba Andersson was able to slide into the lead, but only after a few minutes did Johaug return to the top, despite the crash.
When it came to changing skis before the freestyle part, Johaug and Andersson went side by side, but a less successful ski change meant Andersson was about four seconds behind the Norwegian.
– I’ve trained in the ski change and that’s where it sucks, says Andersson at SVT.
Johaug would drift farther and farther and had more or less secured the gold with a quarter of the race remaining.
Too bad about Ebba’s change there. I think it could have stayed there. But the difference is a few seconds too long, says Anders Byström.
Instead, it was a blue-yellow battle for second place. Frida Karlsson had recovered after the fall and the broken post and, two kilometers from the end, Ebba Andersson had passed.
“There is no perfect career”
The battle between the two Swedes continued until the end of the mutiny. Karlsson was first there, with Andersson behind him, 30 seconds behind Johaug.
– It’s really fun that we both achieve so well and can get on the podium. Neither of us got a perfect race, it was a bit tricky on the road and it is still a confirmation that the form is there, says Ebba Andersson, who took his first individual World Cup medal in his career.
Charlotte Kalla put up a strong run and finished fifth. Emma Ribom finished 18th at the finish.
Anton Johansson / TT
Lasse Mannheimer / TT
Born: August 10, 1999 in Sollefteå (age 21).
Club: Sollefteå Skidor IF.
Main merits: WC gold in relay 2019, WC silver 10 km (classic style) 2019, WC silver in skiathlon 2021, WC bronze 30 km (freestyle) 2019. An individual victory and two more podiums in the World Cup.
Born: July 10, 1997 in Delsbo (23 years old).
Club: Piteå Elit SK.
Main merits: Olympic silver in relays 2018, gold in the World Cup in relays 2019, silver in the World Cup in relays 2017, silver in the World Cup in skiathlon 2021, one victory and another 20 individual podiums in the World Cup. World.
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