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Elvira Öberg Secures Second with Remarkable Comeback at Holmenkollen

Elvira Öberg started the pursuit as eleventh – but made a huge comeback. After two misses and strong skiing, she worked her way up to a second place in the women's pursuit at the World Championship finals in Holmenkollen.
Elvira Öberg Secures Second with Remarkable Comeback at Holmenkollen

Elvira Öberg Misses Podium After Penalties in Biathlon Sprint

Biathlon star Elvira Öberg was in the top of the World Cup sprint in Holmenkollen before the final shooting. Then came two penalties and a missed podium spot.
Elvira Öberg Misses Podium After Penalties in Biathlon Sprint

Tough day for the Öberg sisters – Magnusson flawless

The Swedish biathlon stars Elvira Öberg and Hanna Öberg shot themselves out. Instead, Anna Magnusson became the best Swedish athlete, finishing sixth in the mass start at the World Cup in Slovenian Pokljuka.
Tough day for the Öberg sisters – Magnusson flawless

Öberg on the podium – but missed the victory: "I'm annoyed"

Hanna Öberg shot for the year's first individual victory in the World Cup – but the very last shot was a miss and the first place slipped out of her hands. In the end, it was a second place for the 29-year-old in the short distance competition in Pokljuka and a personal best for fourth-placed Anna-Karin Heijdenberg.
Öberg on the podium – but missed the victory: "I'm annoyed"

Öberg's success: First podium of the season

It became a bomb in the last and decisive shot - but it was enough anyway. Hanna Öberg delivered the season's best individual performance when she finished second in the pursuit in Czech Nove Mesto.
Öberg's success: First podium of the season

Öberg misses the podium – Norwegian's revenge

Hanna Öberg went for the season's first World Championship victory after a fine first shooting. But after two misses in the standing shooting, it was only a 14th place in the sprint in Nove Mesto.
Öberg misses the podium – Norwegian's revenge

Elvira Öberg Out Sick: Sweden's Biathlon Team Faces New Challenges

Elvira Öberg is ill and refrains from this week's World Cup competitions in biathlon in Nove Mesto. Ella Halvarsson has also had cold symptoms after the World Championship, but is back in training and follows the team to the Czech Republic.
Elvira Öberg Out Sick: Sweden's Biathlon Team Faces New Challenges

Guide: Everything you need to know about the Biathlon World Championship

Can Sebastian Samuelsson repeat last year's success? Will Elvira Öberg find her form after the illness? And will Norwegian legend Johannes Thingnes Bø get a dream finish in his last championship? Here's everything you need to know ahead of the Biathlon World Championship. .
Guide: Everything you need to know about the Biathlon World Championship

New Swedish Success – Third Consecutive Medal

Anna-Karin Heijdenberg's success in the Biathlon European Championship continues. After her third consecutive medal – silver in the pursuit despite four misses – the World Championship spot is near.
New Swedish Success – Third Consecutive Medal

New European Championship Success: "The Perfect Race"

First bronze, then gold. Anna-Karin Heijdenberg's European Championship success in Italy just continues.
New European Championship Success: "The Perfect Race"

Two Swedish bronzes - approaching the World Championship

Anna-Karin Heijdenberg and Emil Nykvist took hold of the two last spots for the biathlon World Championship. Both took bronze when the European Championship began.
Two Swedish bronzes - approaching the World Championship

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

Nightmare result for Öberg – rivals shine

Not enough that Elvira Öberg misses the entire World Cup weekend. Her worst rivals take advantage of her absence.
Nightmare result for Öberg – rivals shine

The Swedish Sensation: "I haven't felt this good"

From heaven to hell – back to heaven again. Biathlete Johanna Skottheim was open about her tough years after the surprising fifth place in German Ruhpolding.
The Swedish Sensation: "I haven't felt this good"

The Swedish sensation: "I haven't felt this good"

From heaven to hell – back to heaven again. Biathlete Johanna Skottheim was open about her tough years after the surprising fifth place in German Ruhpolding.
The Swedish sensation: "I haven't felt this good"

Swedish Nightmare in Oberhof: "Really Boring"

It was a Swedish fiasco in the biathlon sprint in Oberhof. The best Swedish athlete was Elvira Öberg, who came in 37th place.
Swedish Nightmare in Oberhof: "Really Boring"

Hanna Öberg back – racing in Oberhof

Hanna Öberg is back in the biathlon national team that competes in the World Cup in Oberhof this week. "Some active athletes have been ill during Christmas and had to adjust their training, but now all selected skiers are healthy and ready for the year's first competitions," says the national team's head coach Johannes Lukas in a press release.
Hanna Öberg back – racing in Oberhof

Elvira Öberg shot herself out: "Really bad"

Two misses in prone, two misses in standing. Elvira Öberg had a tough World Cup sprint in French Annecy-Le Grand Bornand.
Elvira Öberg shot herself out: "Really bad"

Skottheim replaces Öberg in the biathlon team

Johanna Skottheim will replace Hanna Öberg in the national biathlon team's squad for the World Championship competitions in French Annecy-Le Grand Bornand. Öberg was ill before the season start and has since struggled to find her form.
Skottheim replaces Öberg in the biathlon team

Öberg's message: I've competed enough for this year

Hanna Öberg has not been recognizable during the World Championship leadership. Now she is left out of Sunday's relay team in Hochfilzen – and for SVT she confirms that she will opt out of the competitions in France next weekend.
Öberg's message: I've competed enough for this year

Elvira Öberg on the podium again: "Should not go"

Two missed shots seemed to be costly for Elvira Öberg. But after a strong final sprint, the 25-year-old could snatch a second place in the World Cup sprint in Kontiolax.
Elvira Öberg on the podium again: "Should not go"

"Super great that the competition becomes tougher"

The Swedish biathlon ladies have started the season extremely strongly – despite the fact that almost half the team has been replaced. The stars like the new competition.
"Super great that the competition becomes tougher"

Rookies get a chance in the World Cup premiere

The national team debutants Ella Halvarsson, Anna-Karin Heijdenberg and Anton Ivarsson have been selected for the World Cup premiere in biathlon in Finnish Kontiolahti. "We have seen a strong drive in both our established skiers and the new ones in the A-team," says national team coach Johannes Lukas.
Rookies get a chance in the World Cup premiere

The Favorites' Crash: "Just Go Out and Gas"

Favorites who fell short. In Sunday's sprint, nothing could stop the stars Elvira Öberg and Sebastian Samuelsson.
The Favorites' Crash: "Just Go Out and Gas"
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