Linn Svahn Leads Sweden to Podium Sweep in Olympic Sprint

Sweden dominates women's sprint with Svahn, Sundling, and Dahlqvist on Podium

Sweden's Linn Svahn wins gold in the women's classic cross-country ski sprint at the Milano Cortina Olympics, with compatriots Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist taking silver and bronze.

“I had a weapon in my body. I have tried to save energy as much as possible. Then I had a weapon in my skis too...”

In a thrilling finish, Sweden's skier clocked 4:03.05, edging out compatriot Jonna Sundling (4:04.64) for silver, while Maja Dahlqvist took bronze in 4:07.

Linn Svahn led Sweden to a podium sweep in the women's classic cross-country ski sprint at the Milano Cortina Olympics, taking home the gold medal with a time of 4:03.05. Her compatriots Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist secured silver and bronze, respectively.

Svahn's victory marks a historic moment for Sweden, as it's the first time three Swedish women have stood on the podium in an Olympic sprint. The 26-year-old expressed her elation, saying, “Finally, I managed to show the world what I was capable of at an Olympic events ”

In a thrilling finish, Sweden's skier clocked 4:03.05, edging out compatriot Jonna Sundling (4:04.64) for silver, while Maja Dahlqvist took bronze in 4:07.88.

“And two teammates on the podium. Sport is nice when you succeed with the achievement, but even nicer when you share it,” said Svahn to SVT after the performance.

“There have been championships that have not gone my way. To manage to win a medal and a gold that I have worked so long for - at the Olympics - that is a nice story.”

Linn Svahn described her tactics in the final:

“I had a weapon in my body. I have tried to save energy as much as possible. Then I had a weapon in my skis too. I went on a second pair all the way to the final and knew that I could sharpen it and pick out my favourite pair when it really mattered. It was nice to feel secure. Then I could just go for it.”

Sweden sweeps the podium in the Cross-Country Skiing Women’s Sprint Classic:

🥇 Linn Svahn
🥈 Jonna Sundling
🥉 Maja Dahlqvist

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Sweden made history with a podium sweep in the women's cross-country ski sprint at the Milano Cortina Olympics, marking the first time three Swedish women have stood on the podium in an Olympic sprint. Linn Svahn took gold, Jonna Sundling secured silver, and Maja Dahlqvist claimed bronze. This achievement is particularly notable as it's the first Swedish triple podium since Per-Erik Hedlund, Gustav Jonsson, and Volger Andersson swept the five-mile event at the 1928 St. Moritz Olympics.