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Emil Nykvist Leaves Biathlon Team to Train Independently at Home

Emil Nykvist chooses to stand outside the biathlon national team the coming season to make an effort on his own terms. He wants to prioritize more time at home, says national team coach Johannes Lukas.

Emil Nykvist Leaves Biathlon Team to Train Independently at Home

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

Champion Ill - Misses Competitions

Ella Halvarsson has since the World Championship success been struggling with cold symptoms – something that means she now misses the World Cup finals in Holmenkollen. .

Champion Ill - Misses Competitions

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"

Elvira Öberg back – but skips one competition

Biathlon star Elvira Öberg, who has been ill with a cold, is now back. She will compete in the mass start race in Pokljuka on Saturday.

Elvira Öberg back – but skips one competition

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

The partner's reaction to the gift on SVT: "What do you mean?"

First, Ella Halvarsson, 25, took a sensational World Championship silver. Then she received 300,000 kronor in a live broadcast from Josef Fares – and was speechless.

The partner's reaction to the gift on SVT: "What do you mean?"

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

Elvira Öberg's World Cup Participation in Doubt After Recent Success

Elvira Öberg was forced to decline the Biathlon Competition at the Stadium – now she is also uncertain ahead of the World Cup start in Nove Mesto later in the week. > I'll call her now after the competition, she's not entirely hundred, but not quite sick, says national team coach Johannes Lukas.

Elvira Öberg's World Cup Participation in Doubt After Recent Success

The Promise on SVT: 300,000 to the Swedish World Championship Sensation

New cross-country skiing star Ella Halvarsson and TV game entrepreneur Josef Fares meet in Carina Bergfeldt's TV sofa. It ends with Fares paying 300,000 kronor to Halvarsson.

The Promise on SVT: 300,000 to the Swedish World Championship Sensation

The image of Elvira and Hanna is worth more than medals

It became a gold, two silvers and a bronze for Sweden at the World Championship in biathlon. But it was the performances and team spirit that the national team coach praised afterwards.

The image of Elvira and Hanna is worth more than medals

Hanna Öberg's tears of joy: "I finally feel"

Sweden failed to defend the World Championship silver but had to settle for the World Championship bronze in the women's relay. But for Hanna Öberg, it felt like a victory.

Hanna Öberg's tears of joy: "I finally feel"

These are the teams for the World Championship relays

The relay teams for this weekend's World Championship relays in Lenzerheide are clear, and there were no Swedish surprises. .

These are the teams for the World Championship relays

"It's extremely frustrating for us"

The Swedish biathlon men have consistently had poor shooting at the World Championship. It's indescribably frustrating because we know what these guys are capable of, says shooting coach Jean Marc-Chabloz ahead of the weekend's relay – where Sweden still hopes for a medal.

"It's extremely frustrating for us"

Sweden missed out on World Championship medal – shot at bronze

It was no World Championship medal for Ella Halvarsson and Sebastian Samuelsson in the single mixed relay. The Swedish biathlon duo finished fifth, after Samuelsson shot away the bronze in the final shooting.

Sweden missed out on World Championship medal – shot at bronze

Elvira Öberg Snubbed – Successful Swede Gets the Nod Instead

Successful Swede Ella Halvarsson gets, after her sensational World Championship silver, the chance for Sweden in the single mixed relay. There, she forms a pair with experienced Sebastian Samuelsson.

Elvira Öberg Snubbed – Successful Swede Gets the Nod Instead

Cash Rain after World Championship Silver - Going to Buy a Vacuum Cleaner

The World Championship silver in the biathlon event earns Ella Halvarsson around 220,000 kronor in prize money. Then she thinks she'll treat herself.

Cash Rain after World Championship Silver - Going to Buy a Vacuum Cleaner

The Coach: "Few other national teams would have taken her in"

It was with some hesitation that Ella Halvarsson got a spot on the A-national team and at the first camp, she barely made it up the hill. But the joy of the sport and a relaxed attitude have led her to World Championship silver.

The Coach: "Few other national teams would have taken her in"

After the Silver Success: "I'm Laughing and Crying"

Diseases and a cycling accident meant that she made it to the national team for the first time this season. Now Ella Halvarsson is a World Championship silver medalist.

After the Silver Success: "I'm Laughing and Crying"

The Medal Hunt Continues – Here is the Team

The same quartet of women will compete in the distance event at the World Championship in biathlon on Tuesday, who also skied in the sprint and pursuit. It's Ella Halvarsson, Anna Magnusson, Hanna Öberg, and of course, the silver medalist in the pursuit – Elvira Öberg.

The Medal Hunt Continues – Here is the Team

Öberg takes World Championship silver - national team captain moved

The emotions swelled after Elvira Öberg took silver in the pursuit over 10 kilometers at the World Championship in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The 25-year-old secured both Sweden's first medal in the championship and her first individual World Championship medal.

Öberg takes World Championship silver - national team captain moved

Swedish medal miss again – Bø makes history in World Championship

Sweden has had a nightmare start to the Biathlon World Championship in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. In the men's sprint, all Swedish athletes finished outside the top ten, while Norwegian star Johannes Thingnes Bø made history with his 21st World Championship gold.

Swedish medal miss again – Bø makes history in World Championship

Wants to Repeat Climb to Success: "I Feel Safe"

After each two penalties in the sprint, the Swedish women's starting position for the pursuit in the World Championship in cross-country skiing is not the best. But Elvira Öberg is hopeful.

Wants to Repeat Climb to Success: "I Feel Safe"