Ebba Andersson was the strongest throughout the race and won 55 seconds ahead of Kalla.

Jonna Sundling was third and Frida Karlsson had to settle for fourth place.

- We had good stuff under our feet.

I tried to open offensively, says Kalla after the race.

- It was heavy before, but it answered well.

But you feel the breathing - you had to work really hard.

Ebba Andersson, who a week ago won a long race over 54 kilometers in Vålådalen, had a completely different frequency in the ride than other national team stars and led from start to finish.

Pressed off the TV camera

The 21-year-old World Cup silver medalist Frida Karlsson, who was one minute and 13 seconds behind Andersson in the finish, looked disappointed after the finish and pressed her hand against Expressen's television camera.

In the men's race over the same distance in the Volkswagen cup, it was a thrilling end where a wreath mass from IFK Mora was finally the winner.

Karl-Johan Westberg had finished in the lead and was threatened by a single skier: Gustaf Berglund.

The 22-year-old, who started later than Westberg, was told during the race that he had a chance to finish in a better time and then he had the tactics ready for the rest of the race.

"Pedal to the metal"

- It was just the plate in the carpet, he says in Expressen's broadcast.

The plate in the carpet was also enough for victory.

Berglund - who was crowned at the Vasaloppet a few weeks ago - finished 2.4 seconds ahead of second-placed Westberg and burst into tears at the finish line.

- That I got a rocket shape now was unexpected.

I had put my hopes aside so that it could go well this weekend, but it did, he says.

Markus Ruus was third, 11.4 seconds behind Berglund.

Oskar Svensson, who has had a great World Cup season, finished 20th.

SEE MORE: Ebba Andersson's Success in Ski Classics (March 20, 2021)

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Ebba Andersson's success in Ski Classics - won the long run Photo: Kanal 9