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They are ready for the Biathlon World Championship – two spots open

Only four ladies are clear for the Biathlon World Championship in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, in mid-February. Two places are left open, one on the ladies' side and one on the men's side.

» Published: 26 January 2025

They are ready for the Biathlon World Championship – two spots open
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On the women's side, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg, Anna Magnusson, and Ella Halvarsson have qualified for the World Championship. For Halvarsson, it's the first time she's been selected for a World Championship.

It's huge! So incredibly fun to get the chance. It's been a fantastic season and this is more than I dreamed of before the season, she says to SVT.

The fifth spot will be contested by, among others, Johanna Skottheim, who performed a super leg in Sunday's relay, at the European Championship in biathlon.

We'll send Johanna Skottheim, Anna-Karin Heijdenberg, Sara Andersson, and three other women to the European Championship, and we'll select the fifth woman after the European Championship, says biathlon coach Johannes Lukas.

We've said that we want them to get more races. We have time to wait, he continues.

The same principle applies on the men's side. There, Sebastian Samuelsson, Martin Ponsiluoma, Jesper Nelin, and Viktor Brandt have qualified for the World Championship, and the fifth spot will be filled after the European Championship.

The World Championship in biathlon takes place from 12 to 23 February.

Correction: In an earlier version, Lenzerheide was placed in the wrong country.

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