Svahn, who due to illness only rode one sprint this season where she was expressed in the forest in Ruka, was only third in the second quarter-final.
She had the surprise Helene Marie Fossesholm and the German Laura Gimmler ahead of her. It was passive riding from Svahn who couldn’t get past on the short race.
– I am surprised that she went out, says Moa Lundgren, went out in the quarter-finals, to SVT about Svahn’s early exit.
After the race, Svahn went straight to a tent to process the disappointment, according to Viaplay.
To be cheered up by roommate Moa Ilar
– We live in the same room so I’ll try to get her going, says Moa Ilar about supporting Svahn. Ilar also went out in the quarter-finals.
Johanna Hagström had an early fall and then had no chance of reaching the semi-finals.
– I am frustrated. It’s a sprint and things like this happen, I get Lena’s (Quintin) skis under me and slip. I don’t think I’m doing anything wrong, but I haven’t seen the sequence either, says Hagström, who took a sprint victory in the World Cup this season.
See also: Ebba Andersson’s disappointment after the exit in the sprint qualifying in the Tour de Ski