— I was so very nervous. It’s nice to just have it over, says Emma Ribom, who came second in the prologue.
Ribom and the others who made it through the qualifiers are now ready for the quarter-finals later in the morning.
“I know I’m strong, so what I’m focusing on today is running my race and not focusing too much on the others,” says Ribom.
Jonna Sundling, who won Olympic gold in the sprint last year, missed the competition due to a cold.