No one could keep up with Sundling when she made her move in the World Cup in Davos.
I'm trying to ski as well and as fast as I can, and then it turns out like this when I have a good day, says Sundling to Viaplay.
Ribom gave Sundling a push in the back and sent out her national team companion in the lead before the decisive stages.
Sundling managed the situation in the best possible way.
It couldn't have gone much better, she says.
Ribom about the move where Sundling shook off the rest of the field:
Impressive. Hats off. Super cool and super fun to do it with Jonna. It felt like we followed our plan and skied well, says she.
Won clearly ahead of Norway
The Swedish women won clearly, 3.7 seconds ahead of the Norwegians Astrid Øyre Slind and Kristin Austgulen Fosnæs.
It was Sundling's fourth straight victory in sprint. But before the competition, she had doubts. Davos is located a good bit above sea level. This means thin air.
With experience, I know it can be tricky at high altitude, so I was on my guard energy-wise, says she.
Ingrid Hallquist and Ebba Stenman formed the Swedish second team and finished 15th in the final.
It was tough, tougher than I thought. I was a bit nervous but it released when I started skiing, said debutant Ebba Stenman to Viaplay after the qualification.
Third after photo finish
Not only did she make her first World Cup sprint – it was also her first competition at high altitude.
Johan Häggström and Edvin Anger suffered from pole breaks and weak exchanges but worked their way up in the final field.
So much that Anger had a chance for a podium spot on the final stretch. Then he lost his balance a bit. Still, he managed to take third place after a photo finish against Italy. It was the first Swedish podium in team sprint in several years.
Total chaos for the first two three stages. Crazy that we kept our cool. Edvin is insanely strong on the last and can fix it against the Italian, says Häggström.
Considering everything, it was damn well done, says Anger to Viaplay.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Pål Golberg won the race for Norway, ahead of Switzerland.
Two more team sprints are left on the World Cup program this winter: in Italian Cogne on January 31 and in Lahtis on March 22. Additionally, the World Championship team sprint will be decided in Trondheim in March.
The competitions in Davos continue with individual sprint on Saturday and distance racing on Sunday.
