- What a fight by Andersson, shouts the expert Lars Lewén.
In principle the whole race he lay side by side with Lenherr and there were some pushes down the straight track in the abundant snowfall.
Frenchman Bastien Mido was superior and won without drama.
- It was a strange race but I am happy to have won and it means a lot before the WC which gives a good feeling, says Bastien Midol.
22-year-old Elliott Baralo finished third in the quarterfinals after Viktor Andersson slipped past late and finished second.
Marc Bischofsberger won the heat.
In the semifinals, Andersson was second despite some trouble.
The Frenchman Francois Place won the heat clearly.
David Mobärg, who won his first World Cup competition in December, was eliminated already in the round of 16 when he was eliminated and third after the winning Swiss Marc Bischofsberger and the Canadian Christopher Delbosco.
He never competed to advance.
- It felt as if the skiers before had a little better glide on the skis, in fact.
It looked a bit tough on the flat part, says SVT's expert Lars Lewén.
This weekend, there are full-length competitions in the future WC slope, where the forecast says that there will be 40 centimeters of fresh snow in the next few days.
Swiss Fanny Smith won the women's class and took her 26th World Cup victory, her seventh win in Idre.
Thus, she is equal to the Frenchwoman Ophelie David in being the best of all time.
- It is always fun to compete in Idre.
It's tough and you must not make any mistakes, says Smith.
There was a lack of Swedish participation in the women's class.
Sandra Näslund is suffering from a long-term knee injury and has not yet competed in the World Cup this season and Alexandra Edebo, who won her first World Cup competition the same night as Mobärg, has not recovered from her concussion.