The courses were demanding at Pagla Ski Stadium in Piteå and the course was demanding.
Many skiers struggled early in the starting field and the question many asked themselves was whether William Poromaa could take his first Swedish Championship gold.
However, he had to struggle and was in goal XXXXX.
Instead, the answer to all the questions was Calle Halfvarsson.
Masen crushed all opposition and already at 6.7 kilometers he was 22.6 seconds ahead of Poromaa in second place.
At most, Halfvarsson had a 39-second lead, at 10 kilometers.
By then, however, Björn Sandström had passed Poromaa in second place.
He was 44.5 seconds ahead of runner-up Björn Sandström who surprisingly took the silver.