Emma Ribom won her second straight in Ruka – beating Jonna Sundling

Four of the six skiers in the sprint final in Ruka, Finland, were Swedes. Emma Ribom and Jonna Sundling were first and second in the first semi-final while Frida Karlsson was second in the second where Linn Svahn, who came third, also qualified on time.

Sundling immediately got a good position and took the lead in the beginning, closely followed by Ribom who was the only one who could keep up when Sundling increased the pace on the first uphill.

In the final climb towards the final stretch, Sundling and Ribom had a tight fight. But Ribom was a bit stronger and came in first on the final stretch.

In the end, it was a relatively comfortable victory for Ribom who crossed the finish line 0.85 ahead of Sundling and 1.81 ahead of the Norwegian

Frida Karlsson finished fourth while Linn Svahn finished fifth.

For Johanna Hagström, who was second in Ruka last year, it all came to an end already in the quarter-finals.

"I'm a little disappointed. I had hoped for more than going out in the quarter-finals. A bit of a surprise, says Hagström.

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Here are the riders in the final ladies

A total of four Swedes are competing for the podium:

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Peter.• Linn 6 well ☺️Peter.

No, Joensuu finished sixth

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Armel • Ida, victory is not clear yet. The skis will be tested now after the competition😉

It's true, we'll have to get used to that now :)

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Karin2 • What happened to Joensuu, for those of us who don't have TV to watch?

She got completely crooked on the last hill, that was what I perceived

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Frida Karlsson finishes fourth and Linn Svahn fifth

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SWEDEN!• PITEÅ IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD

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Rille • And there they broke the annoying trend against Skiistad.

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Karin2 • Lovely for Emma! Now in the strongest possible competition!! Last year, Jonna wasn't there in the beginning

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Emma Ribom repeats last year's success!

Then she also won here in Ruka. BUT then Sundling was not there

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Kristine Stavås Skistad takes third place

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