Sweden was never close to a medal in the sprint relay.
Calle Halfvarsson certainly switched to the lead after the first stretch, but Anger then slipped a bit behind.
The duo struggled to catch the top skaters during their stretches and when the pace picked up at the end, the Swedes could not respond.
Anger finished 29.5 seconds behind the victorious Johannes Höstflot Kläbo, who won in a pair with Pål Golberg.
Italy took silver and France bronze.
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