- This winter has been quite mild so they have not been able to practice shooting with cold fingers, says Ekholm.

The Swedes obviously had a hard time on the shooting range during Tuesday's relay.

With 13 missed shots and a penalty round, the distance quickly grew to the lead, and the medal chances were gone.

Jesper Nelin described the cold after the race with the words: "I had zero feeling in my hands, it's hard to shoot then, I even tried to blow on my finger to get the feeling going"