Sweden was long in the battle for victory in the women's relay in classical Ruhpolding. Anna Magnusson, Ella Halvarsson, and Hanna Öberg had all paved the way for a good chance of victory for Elvira Öberg on the final stretch.
At the final exchange, Sweden, Germany, and Norway had created a gap to the other competitors.
But Elvira Öberg did not have her shooting with her on Saturday.
It resulted in four misses and a penalty round in the second-to-last shooting, and Sweden dropped to fifth place. A position that also became Sweden's final.
It's just too bad that I don't adjust (correct my aim). Especially when I miss two early, that I don't adjust right then, says Öberg to SVT and continues:
Even though I'm fully aware that it will be very high noise levels on the prone shooting, since I'm coming with (Franziska) Preuss, I really feel that I notice she shoots fast and well. I'm doing a good execution, really, but I lose that little extra that I need in that situation to make the decision to adjust.
Thus, the Swedish women's team missed the podium for the first time this season. Sweden won the first women's relay in Kontiolahti, and finished third in Hochfilzen.
Germany won on home soil, after Franziska Preuss delivered an impressive final stretch. Norway finished second and France third.
