Swedish skiers Sundling and Dahlqvist won the team sprint at the Olympics

Swedish skiers Jonna Sundling and Maya Dahlqvist became the winners of the women's team sprint freestyle at the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy. The race took place on February 18.

The athletes covered the distance in 20 minutes and 29.99 seconds. Switzerland's Nadia Kelin and Nadine Fendrich won silver, losing to the leaders by 1.40 seconds. The bronze medals were awarded to Germans Laura Himmler and Colette Ridzek with a gap of 5.87 seconds.

For Sundling, this victory was the second in her career at the Olympic Games, and Dahlqvist won Olympic gold for the first time.

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