The Biathlon World Championship in Lenzerheide was no success for the Swedish biathlon men, and all of them left without a medal.
And in Czech Nove Mesto, where the World Cup resumed on Thursday after the championship, there was no revenge in the form of any podium places.
But despite this, there were great joys in Swedish terms.
"Damn good"
When the big Swedish hopes Sebastian Samuelsson and Martin Ponsiluoma shot themselves out with two penalties, Jesper Nelin delivered full shooting, and achieved a personal best in the form of a sixth place.
It's a damn good race, and 0+0 (penalties) is damn good today. I'm so pleased with my shooting today. It's really two calm and fine series, that sit where they should, he says in SVT.
But it could have been better.
Broke the pole: "Sour"
When Nelin went out after the second shooting, he was highly involved in the battle for podium places, but on the final lap, the Swede failed to maintain the same tempo as his competitors.
Thanks largely to trouble with a pole.
I didn't give it my all on the final lap today. I broke the pole and had to ski the whole hill up with one pole. I felt like I had a lot of energy left, and then I couldn't get it out. And then when I got the new pole, the strap didn't stay on, so I had to hold it. So it's a bit frustrating, he says.
When all the top-ranked skiers had crossed the finish line, Nelin could finally credit himself with a sixth place. It's far and away his best result in the World Cup this season. Previously, the 32-year-old had at best finished 15th, then in the pursuit in Antholz, Italy.
Samuelsson became eleventh and Ponsiluoma finished in 13th place.
