Linn Svahn was in position to overtake Jessie Diggins in the overall World Cup during the finale in Falun.
But in both the 10 kilometer classic yesterday and the 20 kilometer mass start today, she was dissatisfied with the material and was ultimately without a chance.
– It hurts my heart a little that it has to happen this weekend when there is so much at stake. I have felt that I have had the hunger to really fight for it to the last, and dug deep for it. But it hasn’t been our weekend, certainly not.
During Sunday’s mass start, all the riders in the team were really annoyed – the fourth Jonna Sundling even said that it felt dangerous downhill. Linns Svahn was far behind in 26th place.
“Too bad”
The stall manager Anders Svanebo is painfully aware that the miss was costly.
– Far too bad skis. It costs a couple of podium places today for the ladies that we are used to having up high.
Can you explain what went wrong?
– This new snow is a bit treacherous. We didn’t find quite the right, wrong choice of product, and it becomes a real wallabom.
Svahn says it hurts the heart. What do you think?
– It’s not fun to hear. At the same time, if you look in the rearview mirror a little, we have also been involved in laying the foundations for her to have such a good starting point, together with her fantastic achievements. But sad that we couldn’t keep delivering so we could squeeze that first place from the Americans.
“Will mean a lot later”
Linn Svahn finished second in the overall World Cup. She becomes the second Swede after Marie-Helene Westin (1987/88) to receive that ranking.
– In a while it will mean a lot, now it hurts the most. It feels tough that there was such a headwind, I know no one wanted that. Everyone works for a tailwind, says Svahn.