No one could keep up with Sundling when she made her move in the World Cup in Davos.
I try to ski as well and 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 sections.
Sundling managed the situation in the best possible way.
It couldn't have gone much better, she says.
Ribom about the move where she shook off the rest of the field:
Impressive. Hats off. Super fun and super cool to do it with Jonna. It felt like we followed our plan and skied well today, she says.
Won clearly ahead of Norway
The Swedes won convincingly, 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 her doubts. Davos is located quite a 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, she says.
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 let go when I started skiing, said debutant Ebba Stenman to Viaplay after the qualification.
Third after photo finish
Not only did she make her World Cup sprint debut – 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.
Anger had a chance for a podium spot in the final sprint but lost his balance slightly. Still, he managed to take third place after a photo finish against Italy. It was the first Swedish podium spot in several years.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Pål Golberg won the race for Norway.
Two more team sprints are 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.
