The reigning champion nation France won the gold medal convincingly ahead of second-place Czech Republic and bronze medalist Germany in Lenzerheide.
Sweden had a nightmare start in the mixed relay. Anna Magnusson fell together with Frenchwoman Julia Simon a bit before the first shooting.
Really sad. I don't think it's my fault either, says the Swede.
Blames Simon
One of the skis was damaged in the fall and she was forced to switch to a reserve ski.
I change before the last lap. I think I'm still holding it together as well as I can, says Anna Magnusson to SVT.
Magnusson felt that she had a good position behind the leading German and believes that the fall is Julia Simon's fault.
I only have time to think that there's no room here and that it's unnecessary. Then I go down the hill and I try not to stress after that, but it's hard.
When it was time for the prone shooting, Magnusson missed three shots, but hit all three extra shots and avoided a penalty round.
In the standing shooting, Magnusson hit all five shots and was barely 49 seconds behind the leading Finland. Sweden changed over to twelfth place – over a minute behind the leader.
Hanna Öberg on the second leg shot full house on the prone shooting, but was then forced to take a penalty round on the standing shooting and changed over to Martin Ponsiluoma in twelfth place.
Samuelsson Fell
Ponsiluoma drove Sweden up to a fifth place – around 35 seconds behind second-place Italy and third-place Czech Republic. The Swedish team was then over two minutes behind the leading France.
Sebastian Samuelsson drove the final leg for Sweden. After the last shooting, it looked like he could challenge for a bronze medal, but Czech Republic could take home the silver and Germany the bronze.
Samuelsson fell just before the finish and Sweden was ultimately 18 seconds from a medal. Norway finished fourth.
