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.
SportsCaroline Andersson broke her collarbone in the mass crash at the World Road Cycling Championships in Montreal, Canada. “She is conscious, talking and can communicate, but is tired from painkillers,” says Alexander Wetterhall in the Swedish team management.
SportsEmil 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.
SportsA suspected detonation occurred on Sunday night in a car in Malmö. When the police arrived at the scene, the car was on fire, but the damage to the car suggests that an explosion is suspected.
SwedenIt became a dark day for both the Swedish men's and women's teams in biathlon on Sunday. The men finished seventh after a total of six penalty rounds, and the women became sixth.
SportsIt became a bomb in the last and decisive shot - but it was enough anyway. Hanna Öberg delivered the season's best individual performance when she finished second in the pursuit in Czech Nove Mesto. Finally, it feels like I'm where I want to be, she says to SVT.
SportsHanna 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. I shot a bit too slowly, haha.
SportsThe Rescue Service issued a VMA, important message to the public, after a severe fire broke out in Lönsboda, in Osby municipality. A firefighter was slightly injured in connection with the extinguishing.
SwedenElvira 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.
SportsSara Andersson, 22, was half a minute behind the leaders before the final shooting in the mass start at the Junior World Championship in biathlon. But after a masterful finish, where her competitors shot themselves out of contention, she was able to bring home the gold on home turf in Östersund.
SportsAnna-Karin Heijdenberg's success in the Biathlon European Championship continues. After her third consecutive medal – silver in the pursuit despite four misses – the World Championship spot is near. I'm enjoying it, says the 24-year-old to SVT.
SportsAnna-Karin Heijdenberg and Emil Nykvist took hold of the two last spots for the biathlon World Championship. Both took bronze when the European Championship began.
SportsOnly four ladies are clear for the Biathlon World Championship in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, in mid-February. Two places are left open, one on the ladies' side and one on the men's side.
SportsSix biathletes fell ill during the Christmas break and are uncertain about their form for this week's competitions in Oberhof. But no one is worried considering that the World Championship is a month away. No, we're not. It's probably meant to be that you get sick at Christmas, says Sebastian Samuelsson.
SportsHanna Öberg is back in the biathlon national team that competes in the World Cup in Oberhof this week. "Some active athletes have been ill during Christmas and had to adjust their training, but now all selected skiers are healthy and ready for the year's first competitions," says the national team's head coach Johannes Lukas in a press release.
SportsA woman in her 30s is seriously injured after a shooting in Växjö. The police were first alerted about an injured person, but when they arrived at the scene, they also found a shot-injured man in his 30s.
SwedenA few too many misses, a bit too slow skiing – but still a podium finish. The Swedish biathlon ladies deliver even on a day when not everything goes according to plan. We are a strong team regardless of who we put on the starting line, says Elvira Öberg after the third place in the relay.
SportsElla Halvarsson's fine start to the World Championship season continues. But Sweden's new biathlon star just missed the podium in the pursuit in Hochfilzen. I'm incredibly proud, says Halvarsson to SVT after finishing fourth.
SportsThree dangerous objects deemed sharp have been found at a store in the Hyllie district of Malmö. The National Bomb Squad is on site and a VMA (Warning Message to the Public) has been issued.
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