New podium for Sandra Näslund – but no victory

In 22 straight competitions – the world cup, the OLYMPICS, the world CUP and the JVM included – have skicrossvärldsmästaren Sandra Näslund never been worse than four.

on Monday, she launched the winter världscupsäsong with a second-place finish in the swiss Arosa. When the world cup on Friday, in the Italian Innichen, she was runner-up again.

simple to the final via a second-place finish in his quarter-final and victory in semin. But well, in the final, was Fanny Smith – once again – the one who put a stop to.

Schweiziskan was the one who won the premiere ahead of Näslund on Monday. And it was also Smith who gravel the gold and medaljdrömmar in the OLYMPICS in the winter, after they both skicrosstjärnorna – elbow to elbow – gruffats in the final in Seoul.

" I still think she did wrong and that I was not given a fair chance to show the rides I can, Näslund said to DN.

Now, says the 22-year-old:

" we have put behind us, it is the new race who are waiting now.

OLYMPIC bronze medalist Smith after Friday's contest:

" She goes pretty damn well and quickly. It is her to play in the winter maybe. She seems to have good speed under the skis.

and svåråkta the track in Italy, was Sandra Näslund to feel dissatisfied after Thursday's kvaltävlingar. But on Friday trusted she to their quick starts.

"I was deleted from there only, the full speed there and then just drive on," she says.

– It is a vineyards and olive trees start so clearly. It is svinbra.

– It is only to hope that förstaplasten coming soon, too.

Winter's highlight is the world CUP in February, where Näslund hope to defend their gold from 2017. But first waiting for Saturday's world cup event and a chance at revenge on the Smith, also in Innichen.

had the rest of the swedes had no good Friday in Innichen. Victor Öhling Norberg and Viktor Anderson was knocked out instantly. So even Alexandra Edebo.