Jenny Larsson was pleased with the race, which covered almost 50 kilometers, all the way to the finish.
I felt that I got exactly what I wanted. I was confident and felt that I had a good day, says Larsson in SVT's broadcast.
The Swede says that she was somewhat disturbed by Anikken Gjerde Alnæs when it all came down to the wire.
She lost her balance and went in very hard ahead of me. I lost a lot of speed there. So I'm a fairly disappointed second, says Jenny Larsson.
It was a Swedish double on the podium. Hanna Lodin finished third, but her main task was to ensure that her teammate Gjerde Alnæs won.
My job was to help her as much as I could. It felt good all the way, says Hanna Lodin.
Stina Nilsson was in the leading group and sprinted for third place, but finished fifth. Norwegian Emilie Fleten became fourth and is now losing the overall lead to Anikken Gjerde Alnæs.
Norwegian Ole Jørgen Bruvoll won a sprint finish with his compatriot Torleif Syrstad for the win in the men's class. Norway also took third and fourth place through Johan Hoel and Johan Tjelle.
The best Swedish finisher was Emil Persson, who finished fifth.
Normally, the competition in the Czech Republic covers 50 kilometers, but it was shortened by a couple of kilometers this year due to lack of snow.
Now the long-distance cup is heading to Sweden for competitions in Orsa and later also Vasaloppet.
