The bus weather meant that the temporary changeover tent at the stadium was in demand after the semi-finals. Peterson went there and felt that it smelled of cigarette smoke.
- I kindly tried to ask whoever smoked to quit. Instead, he pulls out a package and wonders if I want a cigarette. It was a bit different, Peterson tells NRK.
Sweden's second team with Oskar Svensson and Marcus Grate settled far down in the ten-man field in the heavy snowfall, but the speed in the lead was slowed down so there was contact right up to the fifth stretch when Oskar Svensson had to let go of a Norwegian jerk. Marcus Grate had to go out as eight, 8.6 seconds after leading Norway 1 with Erik Valnes. In goal, Grate was nine. He was 33 seconds behind Norway 1 in goal after a stated distance.
Yesterday's individual winner Lucas Chanavat led and was about to give the French men's team the first victory in a sprint relay ever, but stumbled when the Norwegians came rushing. France did not finish better than four after Finland's Joni Mäki salvaged the last podium.
In the qualifying heat, it snowed to the other, causing only France and Italy to move on from there. Among other things, Russia and Sweden 1 with Teodor Peterson and Johan Häggström were eliminated as fifth. All eight times for the final came from the first heat.