It looked like it would be a Swedish triple in the Finnish forests - but when the last curve was to be taken, sprint queen Maja Dahlqvist collided with Johanna Hagström and was left lying in the snow.

After that incident, Ribom was able to pull away and take home the first World Cup victory of his career.

Second after Ribom was Hagström, who made a fine finish and extended his foot two hundredths ahead of Norwegian Tiril Udnes Weng.