Frida Karlsson, the main challenger beforehand, led Sunday's race after two kilometers of riding but ultimately was not close to threatening Ebba Andersson. However, it was sprint specialist Jonna Sundling who gave Andersson a real match on the final day of the Swedish premiere.
But despite a sharp finish, there were just over five seconds left for victory, which for the second day in a row went to Andersson, last winter's World Cup queen.
"It's reassuring to know that my basic form is still at a high level. Then of course I hope that I will get a little more surplus by competing more," Andersson says to SVT after the victory.
Ruka next weekend
She also admits that she almost went too hard in the final kilometers.
I dared to be tough on myself out there, but I had to pay a little for it in the end. But you also have to know where the line is.
Ebba Andersson also won Saturday's distance race, then in classic style, and heads into next week's World Cup premiere in Ruka, Finland, with good self-confidence.
“My worst premiere”
Frida Karlsson has a little more to think about. She made it to the quarterfinals in Friday's sprint, finished Saturday's race and crashed out on Sunday. Karlsson finished tenth, one minute and twelve seconds behind Ebba Andersson.
"It's definitely my worst debut. But I know that the training has gone pretty well, so it could be that I've trained a little and need time away from the altitude and time on the snow to catch up on that minute," Frida Karlsson tells SVT.
National team manager Anders Byström is not concerned about Karlsson.
"She hasn't skied that much compared to the others, she's been to Tenerife and trained at a very high altitude and it can be very different when you come back. I'm not worried at all," says Byström.
Moa Ilar followed up Saturday's second place by now finishing third behind Andersson and Sundling.
