Johanna Skottheim

Swedish biathlon team faces season without Hanna Öberg and Linn Gestblom: We’ll be fine

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.

Swedish-Norwegian talent Philip Lindkvist Fløtten takes his place on the A national biathlon team

Talented 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.

Heijdenberg to the Olympics after long selection process

Sweden fifth in biathlon mixed relay, Skottheim took the chance

Sweden came fifth in the mixed relay in biathlon. But for the team, it was mostly about the fight for an Olympic spot. Johanna Skottheim took the chance.

Tough race for Anna-Karin Heijdenberg - just thinking about the Olympics

Anna-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.

Swedish Olympic biathletes skip World Cup in Nove Mesto

Not 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.

Two biathletes get Olympic tickets, one has to wait

Linn 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).

The good news ahead of the Olympics - Sweden on the podium

Is this the last chance for an Olympic spot in biathlon? Johanna Skottheim and Linn Gestblom put in strong efforts. Sweden finished third in the relay in Ruhpolding, Germany.