What a start to the season, Elvira Öberg! The biathlon star won Sunday’s 7.5-kilometre sprint in Idre. “Nine out of ten hits is clearly acceptable. I’m really happy,” Öberg told SVT.
SportsSuper talent Philip Lindkvist Fløtten, 20, fought for the win. But Sebastian Samuelsson showed his class and won the short-distance race in biathlon in Idre. “The feeling was good on the track,” Samuelsson told SVT.
SportsElvira Öberg won the Swedish biathlon season opener in Idre after a shaky start. “I was a little worried that I might have started too hard when I heard my time on the first lap,” she tells SVT.
SportsA rule change is sparking debate in the biathlon world. Martin Ponsiluoma fears that the biggest stars will benefit. “The same rules must apply to everyone,” Ponsiluoma says ahead of this weekend’s Swedish premiere in Idre.
SportsNo Ski World Championships or Ski Classics - and a beloved expert who has retired. Viewers will notice big changes when SVT's “Vinterstudion” premieres this weekend. “I can guarantee that you will hear Jacob Hård during the winter,” says SVT sports director Max Bursell.
SportsSara Hagström has been selected for the European Orienteering Championships in September, less than five months after becoming a mother. "I thought it was time to come back this year," says the multiple World Championship and European Championship gold medalist.
SportsJonna Sundling is this winter's Swedish Championship queen. The Piteå athlete has completed a grand slam - six golds out of a possible six - after also winning the three-mile race in Idre.
SportsFrida Karlsson is no longer competing at the Swedish Ski Championships in Idre, Expressen reports. Her mother, Mia Karlsson, tells the newspaper that Frida is already on her way out.
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