Sweden with a strong team on paper through Jonna Sundling, Charlotte Kalla, Ebba Andersson and Frida Karlsson was painted as a clear gold favorite - even by themselves.
But once in competition, nothing worked.
A real wall wreck ruined the Swedish medal chance and in the finish after four distances, Sweden was only six a full two minutes behind the winners, Norway.
Success in Nove Mesto
The Biathletes' World Cup is back after its championship in Pokljuka.
It all started with the ladies' relay where Sweden had a good competition.
In the end, it was a thriller against Belarus after Norway shot away where Elvira Öberg sprinted Sweden to victory in an impressive way.
Gentlemen's turn
On Friday, it is the men's turn to run the same disciplines as the ladies.
First World Cup relay in Germany and then biathlon relay later in the afternoon.
What do SVT's experts think these teams can achieve for success?
You see the program in the player above, in SVT2 or on SVT Play.