Jonna Sundling finished first, followed by the German Coletta Rydzek and Maja Dahlqvist in third place. Double Swedish podium places are suddenly changed to uncertainty.
– It feels controlled and really good from the prologue to the finale, so I’ll take that with me. I made a rather bad start, so I came a little behind and so…, Dahlqvist manages to tell DN before coach Ida Ingemarsdotter comes and whispers in her ear.
The Swede has been called to the jury room. And notification is delayed.
In the end she can breathes a sigh of relief and comes running to the award ceremony, where she also gets to put on the vest as the new leader of the sprint cup.
He du bli nervous?
– Yes, but I became one. I don’t think they really agreed at first, but we had another video from the track, from the side. They really take every incident seriously … in the end they made up their minds, so that was nice.
The incident it was all about was Italian Iris De Martin Pinter falling at the top of the long hill. The jury needed to decide whether Dahlqvist felled her.
– I had to give my view of it. But I’m clearly ahead and she rides my pole from behind. I was very happy when I got out of there.
Jonna Sundling was superior in the sprint qualifying. When it was time for the knockout heats, the 31-year-old was just as dominant.
– I love the track, love when it goes fast. Things go fast in the turns, a lot can happen. So I tried to lie at the front and avoid mess, but that’s easier said than done because everyone wants to come forward. No one wants anything bad, but situations arise, and I wanted to avoid such situations as much as possible, she tells DN about her tactics to take the lead.
Have you shown the competitors where the cabinet should be now before the Olympics?
– No, this is a great run through and of course very important training for me because the Olympics are approaching. You want to be in good shape then, and then you don’t want to be completely at the bottom today. So in that way, it’s a wonderful feeling to go home with.
Behind them both The Swedes on the podium, Moa Ilar did her best sprint with a fifth place.
– My first final! It was very nice to achieve, says the overall runner-up in the World Cup who, however, does not believe in a sprint place in the Olympics.
– There are five girls who have been on the podium in classic sprints before me, so no, I don’t believe that.
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