No one captured more medals than this year’s comeback sensation: Three days after the World Cup final in Falun, the 24-year-old Swedish embarked on a wild medal raid.

Just three days after the final race in the World Cup, the Swedish cross-country skiing start was back on the podium and chasing more podium finishes, this time in Luleå, Sweden.

There were six races in seven days during the Swedish Championships Week, the first just three days after the end of the World Cup. Linn Svahn stood on the podium in all individual races and one of the two relays, returning home from this year’s Swedish Championships in northern Sweden with one gold, two silver, and two bronze medals. No other skier took more medals than the 24-year-old from Östersund.

According to Langrenn.com, Svahn also made the most impressive comeback of the season: After missing the entire 2022 Olympic season and much of the 2023 World Championships season, she won the sprint World Cup and came close to winning the overall World Cup.

Brutal Season Finale

The week started with the 20km freestyle mass start on Wednesday, March 20, and ended with the 30km and 50km races on Tuesday, March 26.

“I hurt everywhere. I’m so tired,” said Linn Svahn during the Swedish Championships over the weekend.

During the Swedish Championship Week, six races and one rest day were scheduled: a 20km freestyle mass start on Wednesday, March 20; a classic team sprint on Thursday, March 21; a 10km classic individual start on Friday, March 22; a rest day on Saturday, March 23; a sprint on Sunday; relays on Monday; and finally, a 30km/50km classic on Tuesday, March 26.

Here are all the race’ results during the Swedish Championships in Luleå

Parallel to the Norwegian Championships in Lillehammer, Sweden held its National Championships in Boden and Luleå. Here’s the results, day by day.

Wednesday, March 20: Top 3 women, 20km freestyle mass start

1. Jonna Sundling, Piteå Elit, 50:36.4
2. Linn Svahn, Östersunds SK, +1.3
3. Maja Dahlqvist, Falun Borlänge SK, +5.4

Top 3 men, 20km freestyle mass start

1. Gustaf Berglund, IFK Mora, 46:00.3
2. Axel Jutterström, IFK Mora, +1.5
3. Erik Rosjö, IFK Mora, +2.0

Thursday, March 21: Top 3 women, classic team sprint

1. Emma Ribom/Jonna Sundling, Piteå Elit
2. Moa Ilar/Maja Dahlqvist, Falun Borlänge SK
3. Jenny Larsson/Linn Svahn, Östersunds SK

Top 3 men, classic team sprint

1. William Poromaa/Edvin Anger, Åsarna IK
2. Anton Persson/Oskar Svensson, Falun Borlänge SK
3. Elias Danielsson/Emil Danilsson, Högbo GIF

Friday, March 22: Top 3 women, 10km classic individual start

1. Jonna Sundling, Piteå Elit, 27:37.3
2. Ebba Andersson, Piteå Elit, +32.0
3. Linn Svahn, Östersunds SK, +43.6

Top 3 men, 10km classic individual start

1. Edvin Anger, Åsarna IK, 25:42.4
2. William Poromoaa, Åsarna IK, +8.1
3. Jens Burman, Åsarna IK, +11.9

Sunday, March 24: Top 3 women, sprint

1. Linn Svahn, Östersunds SK
2. Jonna Sundling, Piteå Elit SK
3. Emma Ribom, Piteå Elit SK

Top 3 men, sprint

1. Edvin Anger, Åsarna IK
2. Johan Häggström, Piteå Elit
3. Georg Ersson, Falun Borlänge SK

Monday, March 25: Women’s relay

1. Falun Borlänge 1 (Moa Hansson, Moa Ilar, Maja Dahlqvist), 36:50.6
2. Piteå 1 (Emma Ribom, Ebba Andersson, Lisa Eriksson), +3.0
3. Skellefteå (Evelina Crüsell, Saga Nilsson, Elin Henriksson), +1.23.4

Men’s relay

1. Piteå 1 (Viktor Brännmark, Fredrik Andersson, Johan Häggström), 50:34.3
2. Åsarna 1 (Jens Burman, William Poromaa, Edvin Anger), +0.1
3. Mora 1 (Jonas Eriksson, Axel Jutterström, Gustaf Berglund), +2.2

Tuesday, March 26: Top 3 women, 30km

1. Ebba Andersson, Piteå Elit SK, 1:28:07.4
2. Linn Svahn, Östersunds SK, +8.1
3. Moa Ilar, Piteå Elit SK, +1.44.9

Top 3 men, 50km

1. Jens Burman, Åsarna IK, 2:15:07.2
2. Truls Gisselman, Rehns BK, +33.4
3. Fredrik Andersson, Piteå Elit, +59.4