Jonna Sundling won the final of the Drammen sprint, beating Kristine Stavås Skistad after a dramatic finish. This victory broke Skistad's streak of two straight wins in Drammen in 2023 and 2024, and marked Sundling's first-ever sprint win in Drammen. The women's sprint competition in Drammen, Norway, featured several crashes, according to official sources.
Linn Svahn fell in the quarterfinal in the tight final curve, along with four other skiers, but advanced from the quarterfinal despite the crash. Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen was eliminated in a dramatic quarterfinal involving a mass fall, multiple reports indicate. There was also confusion during heat selection when Linn Svahn accidentally pressed the button during Sundling's turn, according to major media sources.
I felt strong all day and it would have felt sour if it ended in the quarterfinal.
In the semifinal, Linn Svahn was irritated after Norwegian Kristine Stavås Skistad stepped in front of her on the finish stretch, official sources said. Kristine Stavås Skistad won the first semifinal ahead of Jonna Sundling, according to official sources. Other Drammen quarterfinal incidents included Moa Ilar not advancing from her quarterfinal after being blocked by Italian Nicole Monsorno, who was disqualified, official sources said.
In qualifying, Johanna Hagström had the fourth qualifying time, and Moa Lundgren advanced as sixth, while Maja Dahlqvist and Moa Ilar also advanced, multiple reports indicate. In the final standings, Johanna Hagström finished fourth in the Drammen sprint and gained points on leader Maja Dahlqvist in the sprint cup. Maja Dahlqvist finished last in the second semifinal, struggling with her binding, and Johanna Hagström advanced as a lucky loser from that semifinal, according to official sources.
I think Skistad went too close to me on the finish stretch and that judging seems inconsistent.
Linn Svahn was fastest in the prologue/qualifying round for the Drammen sprint. The World Cup season concluded last weekend in Lake Placid, USA, with Swedish women dominating the finale, multiple reports indicate. Linn Svahn had podium finishes in all three races in Lake Placid: wins in the 10 km and sprint, and second place in the 20 km mass start.
Jonna Sundling won the dramatic 20 km mass start in Lake Placid on Sunday, according to major media sources. Federico Pellegrino won the Lake Placid sprint, with Lars Heggen second and Anton Grahn third after a photo finish, multiple reports indicate. Incidents in Lake Placid included several Swedes withdrawing from the World Cup finale, such as Edvin Anger, Calle Halfvarsson, William Poromaa, and Johannes Hösflot Kläbo, though the specific reasons for these withdrawals are not confirmed.
I will submit a protest but it won't matter.
Erik Johansson fell halfway through the final in Lake Placid and finished last, multiple reports indicate. In the Lake Placid 20 km mass start, Jessie Diggins fell with half a kilometer to go, ending her podium chances in her last World Cup race, and Astrid Øyre Slind fell after nine kilometers but recovered to finish seventh, according to major media sources. In overall World Cup standings, Jessie Diggins won the overall women's World Cup, while Moa Ilar finished second overall, a personal best, and Jonna Sundling earned the most prize money among Swedes, though exact amounts are unclear due to currency variations.
Jonna Sundling has now won two consecutive sprints in the World Cup. Linn Svahn's recent performances include winning the season's last sprint and finishing second in the women's freestyle sprint at the Lahti World Cup, research sources indicate. She returned from a concussion and neck injury preceding the 2025 world championships in Trondheim.
It was frustrating and irritating that my day ended that way.
For the 2026 Winter Olympics, Maja Dahlqvist finished third in the women's classic sprint, research sources indicate. 21) for that event, and the top three qualifiers were all Swedish: Svahn, Sundling, and Johanna Hagström. All four Americans—Jessie Diggins, Samantha Smith, Julia Kern, and Lauren Jortberg—made the heats for the 2026 Winter Olympics women's classic sprint.
Samantha Smith is a full-time student at Stanford University studying environmental law, material science and engineering, and creative nonfiction, according to research sources. Jonna Sundling won all four possible Swedish Championship golds: relay, sprint, 10 km, and 20 km, according to major media sources. At the Lahti World Cup, the women's freestyle sprint podium included Coletta Rydzek of Germany in third, research sources indicate.
I felt strong and tried to stay calm and get up quickly after the crash.
Reactions to the Drammen incidents include Kristine Stavås Skistad stating she froze at the end of the sprint, and Linn Svahn said she felt strong and would submit a protest. According to SVT Sport, Linn Svahn described thinking Skistad went too close to her on the finish stretch and that judging seems inconsistent. According to Sportbladet, Stefan Thomson, a Swedish coach, described the heat selection confusion as no big issue as it could be changed.
I froze completely at the end of the Drammen sprint and didn't understand where it came from.
I felt Skistad played dirty in the semifinal by taking my track.
It was no big issue as it could be changed.
It was fun and exciting for my Olympic debut.
I felt that I could have a really good day today. My body has been great the last week. But everything needs to work out to get that gold.
Today we had an amazing team. The waxers did such an amazing job and my teammates... Sport for me is reaching goals, but to also share them with your friends and today was really one of those days.