The Swedish ladies had big problems on the shooting range in the morning.
The Swedish gentlemen had that too.
Swedish favorite Sebastian Samuelsson opened strongly in the track, but shot two booms in the first horizontal shooter.
He was still in the competition after the second shot where he shot full, but the hope of a good placement died after two new barriers in the third shot.
In total, he finished on six booms in the competition.
- It is a bad competition, but in terms of riding he is clearly the fastest.
Almost half a minute before Martin Ponsiluoma, says SVT Sports expert Björn Ferry.
For Martin Ponsiluoma, things went even worse.
The gold medalist from the World Cup in Pokljuka shot eight blocks in the premiere.
- It was not at all what I wanted on the dike.
Tough start and it did not get better, it was boring.
It continued with boom and it was not so fun.
But the skiing worked well and that is positive.
I do not understand why there are so many booms left, says Ponsiluoma to SVT Sport.
Jesper Nelin best Swedish
The best Swede was instead Jesper Nelin.
The 29-year-old shot full in the horizontal shot but took a total of three penalty minutes in the standing shot.
- Stable and good by Jesper.
In terms of riding, he is completely involved.
Had he been full in the last race, it would have been a really good competition, says SVT Sports expert Björn Ferry.
Sturla Holm Laegreid was one of the few who shot flawlessly and is currently leading the ongoing competition.