When Elvira Öberg entered for the final standing shooting, it looked like the Swede would win the sprint over 7.5 kilometers.
After a flawless prone shooting, however, two misses occurred in the standing and she was behind both Markéta Davidová, Czech Republic, and the Finnish home favorite Suvi Minkkinen out from the shooting range.
It's a tight competition, but I know that when I'm in this form, two misses can be enough on the sprint. But it's on the edge. It's a shame that it has to be a second place in the standing, she says to SVT and continues:
It's really not a perfect competition, but that it still reaches a second place is fun.
"Everything is possible"
There was nothing to do about Davidová, but Öberg caught up second by second on Minkkinen and finally secured second place. The Swede was 8.8 seconds behind Davidová at the finish.
I know that everything is possible and I know that I have a good finish, but today I have to dig deep for it.
This is Elvira Öberg's second individual podium finish during the premiere competitions in Finland. Earlier in the week, she became third on the short distance and was also part of the Swedish team that won the women's relay.
The next best Swedish athlete was junior Sara Andersson, who finished seventh after a flawless shooting.
It's really great. I feel that I don't have my best skiing today either, but that I can still be so high up is really great, says Sara Andersson to SVT.
Hanna Öberg became the 13th skier after a miss in the standing and a flawless shooting in the prone.
Concludes with mass start
The 25-year-old A-team debutant Ella Halvarsson took a sensational second place on the short distance in Kontiolax and previously won the single mixed relay together with Sebastian Samuelsson.
On the sprint, it was a flawless prone shooting, but Halvarsson missed two in the standing and finished 24th. Anna Magnusson (0–2 in shooting) became 29th and Anna-Karin Heijdenberg (0–2) finished in 30th place.
The World Cup competitions in Kontiolax conclude on Sunday with a mass start for both men and women.
