The Norwegian dykes have snuck up to the Swedish dyke bus with giggles and laughter and sprayed it with champagne and at the same time spread it with a brush, so a sticky coating was formed.

- They have got air under their wings.

I've followed them on Instagram but now I'm going to unfollow them, it's gotten out of hand and it's not funny anymore, but if we win a relay medal at the WC in Oberhof, we'll fight back hard, says Samuelsson and can't hold back a smile.

"They have a bit of an inferiority complex"

In the Swedish herding team, it is believed that the Norwegian attention is about an inferiority complex.

- I think it's a bit of jealousy, at least on our little one (to the walla bus), says the Swedish walla manager David Larsson and grins proudly at the nice Swedish bus.

Among Norwegian activists, people are not entirely comfortable with the development.

- I'm a little afraid that it will affect us athletes and things can change very quickly.

Next time it could be us who end up in the penalty round and then this will bite us in the ass, says Tarjei Bö.

CUT: Last spring, the Norwegian team staged a coup against Sweden's shooting coach (March 14, 2022)

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Norway's "prank" against Sweden's shooting coach Jean-Marc Chabloz Photo: Bildbyrån/SVT