Tears are streaming down her cheeks and during the interview with TT's correspondent, several people come forward to congratulate her.
Happiest of all in Ruka this Saturday in November: Johanna Hagström, 26.
It means a lot. I've been longing for this for so incredibly long and finally get to succeed in the premiere, she says.
For the fifth season in a row, it was a Swedish victory in the women's sprint premiere in Finnish Ruka. For Johanna Hagström, it was the first time.
The 26-year-old was the only one of the six Swedish women who started and had never taken an individual World Cup victory before.
"Completely crazy"
Throughout the entire final lap, she showed herself to be particularly strong up the last, tough hill, on the way into the stadium. Also in the final.
I felt that I was strong today. But I didn't know that I was this strong. Apparently, I love the last hill. When I came up to the top, I thought: "Where are all the others?" And then I thought that they would come and that it was just a matter of driving. But suddenly the finish line came and then I was first. It was completely crazy, she says.
Hagström won the final ahead of Norwegian Julie Myhre, with another Swede, Maja Dahlqvist, in third place. Jonna Sundling finished fourth.
You get so touched because the whole team has helped me. Coaches, waxers, and especially my teammates. Without them and the competition we have, I wouldn't be standing here either. I'm incredibly grateful, says Hagström.
Celebrating with a movie
So how do you celebrate a historic first individual World Cup victory? For Hagström, a movie night awaits.
I and Märta (Rosenberg) are going to have a little movie night and Ebba (Andersson) will probably join in too. We said that since we got here. That on Saturday we would have a movie night together.
What are you going to watch?
I've read the book "It ends with us" so then we said we're going to watch that movie because we haven't done that. So it'll be great, says Hagström.
Linn Svahn and Frida Karlsson were eliminated in the quarterfinals, while Emma Ribom dropped out of the final lap due to back problems.
The men's final was won by favorite Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. The Norwegian was completely superior and won ahead of compatriot Erik Valnes and Finnish Lauri Vuorinen. Marcus Grate, the only Swede in the final, could not challenge for the podium places and finished sixth.
