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.
SportsNorway came out on top twice in the biathlon competition at a sold-out stadium in Stockholm. Norwegian teams took first and second in the single mixed relay, with Finland third.
SportsIngrid Landmark Tandrevold has had a tough Olympics and is now out of the Norwegian team for Wednesday's biathlon relay.
SportsMartin Ponsiluoma ran through a portal where Swedish flags were waving and then rockets were fired and cake was eaten for the biathlon gold medalist. "It's incredibly fun. It means a lot," he said.
SportsSweden was chasing a medal in the Olympic debut in biathlon. Then Sebastian Samuelsson incurred two penalty rounds on the first leg, and Sweden finished fifth in the mixed relay. It was a terrible experience, Samuelsson says.
SportsThe Swedes were pushed away on the shooting range in Annecy. Ella Halvarsson led the mass start halfway, but trembled in front of the French home crowd. The whole situation was a bit stressful, the biathlete told SVT.
SportsIt was Anna Magnusson's fourth podium finish in just over a week in the Biathlon World Cup when she came second in the pursuit start in Hochfilzen. The Swede is still in the lead in the World Cup. It feels incredible, she tells SVT.
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