Norwegian biathlete Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen gives Sebastian Samuelsson no more than a 2 percent chance of winning the World Cup. However, he fears the Swede will finish ahead of Norway's top biathlete. That would feel terrible, Christiansen says.
SportsItalian biathlon star Tommaso Giacomel was leading the mass start at the Olympics when he was forced to withdraw due to heart problems. Now Sebastian Samuelsson says he is having similar problems. "It's unpleasant," he says.
SportsItalian athlete Tommaso Giacomel was forced to withdraw from the mass start at the Olympics. He has now undergone surgery after suffering a heart problem.
SportsBefore the biathlon sprint in Oberhof, Giacomel stood in the stadium and cried. When the victory was secured, Giacomel greeted his friend Sivert Guttorm Bakken by pointing to the sky. "There is nothing to celebrate today," Giacomel told SVT.
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