The reason for the extra place is that Russia's total points will fall after the suspension, and that both Italy and Sweden will step past in the points standings. And since the top five get another starting place, Sweden gets an extra when they got up in fifth place.
IBU confirms: extra space for Sweden
2019-10-24T15:42:35.651Z
A little over a month ago SVT Sport could tell that the Swedish ladies would get another place in the biathlon world cup. Now, the International Biathlon Association confirms that Sweden is moving up a position after Russian Margarita Vasileva has been suspended for doping.
Source: svt