The dangerous crash on the second leg, where Ebba Andersson flipped over and the binding on one ski broke, ruined Sweden's chances of winning gold in the women's cross-country relay in Val di Fiemme.
There was no immediate joy afterwards. They had been after Olympic gold.
Andersson was, for obvious reasons, the most upset, but was supported by her teammates.
What Ebba feels, the whole team feels. We are in this together. And I think the way we all, including Ebba, are handling and stitching the situation together is good, says Frida Karlsson.
“Cool how we handled it”
Finalist Jonna Sundling, who together with Karlsson led Sweden to a silver medal, is also disappointed but proud.
Of course we thought, "Oh my god, we're going to get that gold." But despite everything that happens, we get that silver and as a team we're incredibly strong. Not every team could handle that. It's still kind of cool how we handle it, says Sundling.
Teammate Moa Ilar did not run the relay but saw Andersson's crash from the side.
"You wouldn't even want your worst competitor to have something like that. You just have to be there for her. We win as a team and lose as a team," says Ilar.
History of crashes
Linn Svahn's first reaction wasn't about a shattered golden dream. The 26-year-old, who ran Sweden's first leg, has a history of several serious injuries from falls and just wished her friend was okay.
"I just thought, 'I hope Ebba is doing well, because I know things could go badly if she falls,'" Svahn tells Radiosporten.
"The feeling is that we lost a gold, because that's what we were going for today. So of course we're disappointed, but I'm also quite proud of the team we have and that we support each other," Svahn says.
Norway took Olympic gold, 50 seconds ahead of Sweden, with Finland in bronze.
Despite the disappointment afterwards, it is important that the team celebrates the silver, says Emma Ribom, another Swedish skier who did not make the relay team.
"It's an Olympic silver and that's something to be proud of. We were going for gold. But we've also won a silver," says Ribom.
