Overview
- Heidi Weng anchored Norway to gold, earning her first Olympic title at age 34.
- Sweden recovered to silver after Ebba Andersson crashed twice, lost a binding, and skied for over a minute on one ski before Frida Karlsson and Jonna Sundling led the comeback.
- Finland secured bronze, with Germany taking fourth after a late push that could not close down anchor Jasmi Jönsuu.
- Germany’s challenge faltered on the opening leg as Laura Gimmler faded and handed over in 10th, a gap the quartet of Katharina Hennig Dotzler, Helen Hoffmann and Pia Fink could not erase.
- Heavy rain and deep, sticky snow triggered numerous falls across the field, conditions Hennig Dotzler called “really criminal” while noting they affected every team.