World Cup leader Røiseland had a good starting point after the sprint victory on Thursday, and went out with a 15 second lead. But she lost the lead with two booms on the third shot, and Swedish Elvira Öberg was able to take the first World Cup winner of her career, ahead of French Julia Simon.
Behind came Røiseland and Hanna Öberg in the battle for third place, just as they did at the relay in Östersund. Then became the Norwegian fourth place.
And the Swede lurked past before the last hill, and then also secured third place.
– She took Marte a little on the bed there, commented Andreas Stabrun Smith.
NRK’s expert Synnøve Solemdal points out that it is on the third shot that the victory fails, but believes the 31-year-old should consider changing tactics against Öberg.
– It was a very exciting final round. She walks all she can, and Hanna has a strategy of hanging on until the very end. She has probably worked extra well over the last ball and slips past Marte, says Solemdal in NRK’s Winter Studio.
– She must consider doing a little more like Hanna, because she has done the same thing twice now. In the next duel I would try something else, she adds.