Shooting four zeros is not common, because Högberg had not happened since 2017. But in the distance in Austria, the 35-year-old got all 20 shots down.
In terms of driving, she was barely a minute slower than Hildebrand, but when he blocked a shot and "Bettan" was faster in the shooting, it was enough to win.
The victory is Högberg's first since she won the sprint at the European Championships in Minsk in February 2020. That season, Högberg also won the IBU Cup in total.
Many World Cup skiers ran the distance today, some because they have the distance at the Olympics as a goal for the season and the number of chances to run the distance is few.
In addition to Hildebrand, names such as Semerenko, Knotten and Goreeva are high on the results list.
Among other Swedes, young Sara Andersson, born in 2003, stood out again. She finished fourth in the sprint in Sjusjön and today she had the second best ride of all, barely seven seconds behind Hildebrand.
Andersson had a podium within reach but missed three shots in the last standing and finished in a 16th place.
The second best Swede was Ingela Andersson, 13th place with two booms and two minutes and 40 seconds after the victorious Högberg.