Hanna Öberg glanced back before she went to the finish and met the other riders.
- It is world class on the shooting range but a bit of a question mark for the ride, says SVT Sports expert Björn Ferry about the effort where Sweden only needed five extra shots, as many as the victorious Germany.
Belarus had nine extra shots.
Franziska Preuss shot full and fast in his second standing shot and went out in a safe lead for Germany on the sprint lap.
Hanna Öberg also shot full and fast and went out 27 seconds behind Germany and 6.5 seconds behind Elena Kruchinkina, Belarus.
But the Belarusian had better speed on the skis and Hanna Öberg had to guard her third place.
Elvira Öberg had a heavy initial horizontal shooting and needed to take three extra shots and spend 1.05 on the dike on her third stretch.
She went out 36 seconds behind France as third after the first shooter.
There was also an extra shot on the standing shooter.
She shifted as third, 30.5 seconds behind leading Belarus.
Elvira Öberg was chased away by the German Denise Hermann on the sprint lap with 27 seconds.
Germany was second, close behind Belarus.
Linn Persson was in with the close trio for the last standing shooter and had to take an extra shot.
She then switched to second, 6.2 seconds behind France after the second leg.
- I am very happy with the effort, even if the marksman took some time.
It was nice, says Persson.
Mona Brorsson made a stable first leg and was fourth with full shooting, 13.8 seconds behind leading Italy.
- I am super happy and it feels like I cracked the code, says Brorsson.
Norway, which has won eight of the last nine relays, had a night black day, where Tiril Eckhoff himself had to take a lap on his third leg.
Norway only finished in seventh place.