It has been a month since the 26-year-old experienced the biggest moment of her career so far and it is only now that it is starting to sink in that she is a double world champion.
When TT meets Jonna Sundling at Östersund's ski stadium, the uproar has begun to subside.
The everyday training is back and in the ski track the same morning she has just been reminded of her new, elevated status as world champion - but also of another phenomenon that she is used to before and which seems to live on even after the success in Germany.
- Yes, it's so typical.
Most recently today when I was out on the track, it was a girl who congratulated me and thought I had been so heavenly good - "… yes, now that Linn could not be on top", says Sundling and laughs.
Does not protrude from the chin
The big favorite Linn Svahn's exit in the semifinals gave shock headlines, but meant that others in the world's best sprint team could shine all the more.
Sundling has proven with flying colors that there are more in the Swedish national ski team who aspire to the position as the world's foremost sprinter, but as the example above illustrates, it is Linn Svahn who is the big poster name.
- You almost can't get away with it, Linn is so incredibly strong and has been at the top all pre-season.
Of course, people could assume she would take it home.
For me, everything was right, and it was not right for her here and there.
It's tough in this national team.
Any of us could have stood at the top.
Sundling is not the one who sticks out his chin.
When the tone was at its highest between the Swedish and Norwegian skiers during the WC, it was probably also because she was one of the few that the Norwegians actually won a gold medal.
Gave me even more motivation
After her silver in the sprint, for example, Maiken Caspersen Falla said that the Swedes "were very confident and high on themselves" but added: "Yes, Jonna won but she may not be the one who went out the hardest."
- I was met by happy faces and there were many who congratulated me, says Sundling himself.
But then I have not been one of those who have been out and said so much when it comes to Norway against Sweden.
I've been a little low there.
Is it a conscious strategy to be humble?
- Yes, I am always humble before every competition.
Everyone who is on the starting line has a chance to win and even if you have won before, everything must be right.
It's not just about going there and taking home first place - it's like the world elite we'm talking about.
I can't afford to spend time and energy messing with Norwegians.
The gold in Oberstdorf is proof that the style works, and the idea is that it will continue to bear fruit when she makes her first Olympics in Beijing in a year.
- I still feel like the same old Jonna, but with two golds in my pocket.
I have already set my sights on the Olympics next year.
This gave me even more motivation to do a good job and try to be at the top when it comes to that as well.