Elvira Öberg was 16th runner in the sprint, 1.13.6 behind gold medalist Denise Herrmann-Wick from Germany.
Instead of several races, she was isolated.
Expected team
This meant that the 23-year-old missed the pursuit start, the distance race and the single mixed relay.
Apart from little sister Öberg, the Swedish lineup is as expected: Linn Persson, Anna Magnusson and Hanna Öberg.
– It obviously means a lot. We all know how strong Elvira is and how important she is to our relay team, says national team captain Johannes Lukas at a press conference.
“We have missed her”
Hanna Öberg agrees.
– I think it feels great that she takes this opportunity and that she feels good enough to start. We have missed her on the starting line, she tells SVT Sport.
CLIP: Here Hanna Öberg decides the gold fight against Linn Persson
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Also on the men’s side, the Swedish team is what was expected: Peppe Femling, Martin Ponsiluoma, Jesper Nelin and Sebastian Samuelsson.
– We have four skaters who have a lot of experience from championships and we think that is important, says the federation captain Johannes Lukas to SVT Sport regarding the men’s squad.
