There is a pregnancy boom in the Swedish biathlon team. Half of the Olympic silver medalists will miss the season. Is the other half worried about how things will go this winter? “We’ll be fine,” says Elvira Öberg.
SportsA website where Swedish companies are singled out for being poor sponsors of Swedish sports. It is the new idea of financier Christer Gardell. It would be negative to be on such a list, and it may not be so good for business, he says.
SportsTalented Philip Lindkvist Fløtten will take his place on the A national biathlon team. The junior is the only new addition to the national team ahead of the 2026–2027 season.
SportsHanna Öberg won the final pursuit race of the biathlon season after a sprint duel with French athlete Julia Simon at the World Cup in Holmenkollen. It was another double Swedish podium finish.
SportsThe last biathlon sprint of the season took place during the final World Cup weekend in Holmenkollen. Hanna Öberg won after shooting clean, and Elvira Öberg finished on the podium. Sweden has now secured the Nations Cup for the first time.
SportsSweden was forced into a shoot-off and required 14 extra shots. Still, that was enough to win the biathlon mixed relay in Otepää, Estonia.
SportsSebastian Samuelsson and Hanna Öberg came second in the single mixed relay in Otepää, Estonia. It was Sweden's 31st podium finish this World Cup season.
SportsAnna-Karin Heijdenberg fired four straight shots in the final round of the women's pursuit. But the last shot was a miss - and the Swede lost the chance to reach her first World Cup podium.
SportsWhen the Biathlon World Cup restarted in Kontiolahti, Finland, there was a huge Swedish success in the distance race. Elvira Öberg won the 15-kilometre race and her older sister Hanna Öberg took second place. That had never happened before in the World Cup.
SportsBiathlon star Elvira Öberg was knocked out of the opening mixed relay. Instead, she will make her debut at the Olympics in Italy when the women's distance event takes place on Wednesday.
SportsSpeed skater Felix Monsén has not been allowed to participate in the Olympics. He was not given the nod by the Swedish Olympic Committee. Monsén is critical of the decision. "The justification is that I have not met the basic criteria to be allowed to compete," he tells SVT.
SportsAnna-Karin Heijdenberg is chasing the final Olympic spot. She had a tough race in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. "When I missed the first shot, I only thought about the Olympics," she tells SVT.
SportsWhat does football expert Alexander Axén know about biathlon? The answer seems to be: more than would be considered normal. During the Olympics, Axén will therefore be the "spice" among the experts on TV4's broadcasts. He records all of this year's broadcasts and watches them during the summer, says the channel's PR manager, Ludvig Ternstedt.
SportsNot only the Öberg sisters but also Ella Halvarsson and Linn Gestblom have chosen to skip the World Cup competitions in Nove Mesto. At the same time, one last Olympic spot on the Swedish women's team is at stake.
SportsLinn Gestblom and Henning Sjökvist take two of the three remaining spots on the Swedish biathlon squad for the Olympics. The last one? "It will be announced later," says Fredrik Joulamo, sports director at the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK).
SportsThis week's competitions in Ruhpolding are the last chance to secure an Olympic spot in biathlon. Johanna Skottheim is back after an illness.
SportsThey had a dominant victory in the relay last time. But in Oberhof, the Swedish women's biathlon team finished a distant fifth. It started when a strap came loose. "It's frustrating," Anna Magnusson told SVT.
SportsFast on skis, flawless on the shooting range. Elvira Öberg was in a class of her own in the biathlon World Cup sprint in Oberhof. "I may have finally cracked the code," she told SVT.
SportsElla Halvarsson will miss the restart of the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof. She has been ill over Christmas and is not yet ready to compete.
SportsBiathlon star Hanna Öberg could not repeat Thursday's sprint success. She finished seventh in the pursuit start in Annecy after shooting herself off in the standing position. Costly mistakes, says the 30-year-old.
SportsLinn Gestblom continues to compete sparingly in her comeback. The Värmland native now heads into this week's World Cup competitions in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand, France.
SportsJohannes Thingnes Bø has abdicated and Queen Julia Simon has admitted fraud and is temporarily suspended. Meanwhile, the Swedish stars have shown great form. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the World Cup premiere in biathlon in Östersund.
SportsAfter 21 months out with an injury, Linn Gestblom is back on the starting line in the Biathlon World Cup. She has been selected for the premiere in Östersund, which starts on Saturday. “It feels incredibly fun,” she says.
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