On the fifth leg, it looked like Sweden would miss promotion from the qualifiers.
Karl-Johan Westberg got stuck in the Briton who was right in front and became stationary at the top of a hill.
It cost time but also placements.
At the last change, Sweden had a gap up to the top four - which meant direct qualification.
But Oskar Svensson pressed hard and was quickly back in the lead.
In the last hill, Sweden was close to being involved in another incident.
Joni Mäki fell right in front of Svensson and was close to pulling with him in the case.
But the Swede managed to avoid the Finn precisely.
Sweden eventually finished third in its qualifying heat, behind Norway and the Russian Federation.
On the women's side, Sweden, with Maja Dahlqvist and Jonna Sundling, easily won their qualifier.