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Bronze despite mistakes: "Must go home to mom and dad"

Sweden took the European Championship bronze in orienteering in the women's relay – despite a mistake on the second leg.

» Updated: 18 September 2024, 01:56

» Published: 20 August 2024

Bronze despite mistakes: "Must go home to mom and dad"
Photo: Adam Ihse/TT

The Swedish first team – consisting of Johanna Ridefelt, Hanna Lundberg, and Tove Alexandersson – finished third after winning Switzerland and second-place Norway.

Ridefelt on the first leg changed as second. For Lundberg on the second leg, it became much heavier. After a mistake at the fifth control, Sweden dropped to fifth place.

I didn't get anything together. I just got stressed and turned around, so I don't even know if I was at the same control. I have no idea, she says to SVT.

After the leg, she was visibly disappointed.

Right now, I'm just so desperate because orienteering isn't fun. I just feel a lot of pressure and I can't focus like I usually do. I think I need to go home to mom and dad.

But it was still a Swedish medal.

Tove Alexandersson on the final leg was a good bit away from being able to threaten the two top spots. But the Swedish superstar finished third and secured a Swedish bronze medal.

This in really bad weather in Mór, Hungary.

A thunderstorm with both rain and hail made it extremely slippery in the forest. I actually felt physically fit. But I got a bit stressed about not being able to run and just slipping around. So then the orienteering suffered a bit, she says to SVT.

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