Where and when?
26/6 to 1/7 the WC in sprint is decided in Denmark, which are the first pure WC competitions in sprint.
The competitions take place in the Triangle area, which is a collaboration between seven Danish municipalities on the peninsula of Jutland and the island of Funen: Billund, Fredericia, Haderslev, Kolding, Middelfart, Vejen and Vejle.
The World Cup in sprint consists of Knockout sprint and sprint relay and Sweden can compete with 3 + 3 runners plus individual world champions and European champions in the individual sprint.
What is a knockout sprint?
The knockout sprint was introduced in 2010 and was part of the World Cup between 2010 and 2013 before it was removed.
In 2018, it was back again and has been around ever since.
The knockout sprint has the same structure as the cross-country ski sprint with a prologue followed by the quarterfinals, semi and finals.
The 36 best from the prologue go on to the knockout round.
After the qualifiers, six quarter-finals await, with six runners in each heat.
It is mass start and first in the finish that applies and the races are about 6-8 minutes long.
From each quarter-final heat, the top three runners advance to the semifinals.
World Cup program
Sunday 26 June
Sprint Relay
Broadcast on SVT1 17.15-18.00 and on SVT2 between 18.00-18.45
Tuesday, June 28
Knockout sprint
Broadcast in SVTPlay 16.30-19.40
Thursday 30 June
Individual sprint
Broadcast on SVT1 and in Play 17.40-20.00 and on SVT2 18.00-20.00
The Swedish squad
Women
Tove Alexandersson, Stora Tuna OK
Emma Bjessmo, IFK Lidingö
Sara Hagström, IFK Gothenburg
Hanna Lundberg, OK Renen
Karolin Ohlsson, Järla Orientering
Lina Strand, Gothenburg-Majorna OK
Men
Max Peter Bejmer, IFK Gothenburg
Gustav Bergman, OK Ravinen
Jonatan Gustafsson, YMCA Örebro
Isac von Krusenstierna, OK Kåre
August Mollén, OK Denseln
Martin Regborn, Hagaby GoIF
Emil Svensk, Stora Tuna OK