Together with the Swedish Biathlon Association, SOK has agreed to hold the final selection until after this week's World Cup competitions in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.
Anna-Karin Heijdenberg and Johanna Skottheim look set to be the biathletes who will compete for Olympic spots.
Linn Gestblom is thus getting hers now. The 31-year-old was part of the Swedish gold medal team in the 2022 Olympic relay and followed that up with two individual World Cup medals the following year. After a couple of seasons of shoulder problems, she made a comeback in the World Cup this winter.
"Linn is important in an Olympic squad as an alternative in a relay team," says Fredrik Joulamo in a press release.
Henning Sjökvist, 28, is making his Olympic debut. He takes the final men's spot.
“He has achieved great results in pressured situations and has emerged as a good relay alternative,” says Joulamo.
Facts: Swedish Olympic biathlon squad
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Women: Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg, Anna Magnusson, Ella Halvarsson, Linn Gestblom, vacant.
Men: Sebastian Samuelsson, Martin Ponsiluoma, Jesper Nelin, Viktor Brandt, Malte Stefansson, Henning Sjökvist.
