In the end, Ebba Årsjö was able to secure her gold in the slalom in the Paralympics.
She burst into tears after the finish line on Saturday morning, Swedish time.
The road there was difficult.
On Friday, the 21-year-old crashed and injured his knee.
She was examined several times and was unsure to start.
- We were up early this morning.
It still did not look good.
It was 50/50, says national team captain Henrik Bergqvist.
"Cut your thumb up"
But Årsjö came to the start.
However, the league captain was not there to watch the race.
Berggqvist talks about the drama.
- That was when we would set up the second ride.
Ebba went to the finish line and I was going to leave quickly.
I grabbed the skis and cut my thumb really hard ... It was an ambulance ride, five stitches and then quickly back, he says and continues:
- I came with the lift just when the Chinese went to the finish.
By then, Ebba was already down the hill.
I've never been so nervous in my whole life.
It ended really well, but I had a really high heart rate.
CLIP: Årsjö in tears after the gold: "Hurts a lot"
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Ebba Årsjö took gold in the slalom.
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