Lenzerheide

The Standing Shooter Fell the Swedes – Debutant Ninth

World Championship debutant Ella Halvarsson had a medal chance when she reached the standing shooting range. It became two misses, but Halvarsson still finished ninth and became the best Swedish athlete in the sprint.

Ella Halvarsson Stopped the Vomiting – Became a Swedish World Championship Hope

Illnesses and a bicycle accident delayed her place in the national team. But after the sensational World Cup debut, Ella Halvarsson has also gotten rid of her nausea. Nice, because you don't feel good, she says ahead of her World Championship debut in Friday's sprint in Lenzerheide.

The successful Swede will make her World Championship debut

Good News: Öberg Back in the Sprint

Biathlon star Julia Simon admits: "It's my fault"

Julia Simon acknowledges that it was her fault that she and Anna Magnusson stumbled in the World Championship mixed relay. "I trip over her, so it's my fault," says the French biathlete. With the help of a Swedish pole, Simon brought France to the lead and a final World Championship gold.

Missing due to illness: "Dumb to throw her in"

Elvira Öberg is missing from the Swedish mixed relay team that kicks off the Biathlon World Championship in Lenzerheide on Wednesday. She is not fully ready after her illness. The mixed relay comes too early. It would have been stupid to throw her in, says national team coach Johannes Lukas.

"We've Left the High-Altitude Shock Behind Us"

The latest years' strategy with more and more camps at high altitude is supposed to help the Swedish biathletes succeed in the upcoming championships at high altitude, the World Championship now in Lenzerheide and the Olympic Games next year. I feel a big difference compared to a few years ago, says Sebastian Samuelsson.

Elvira Öberg back in training: "Clever plan"

Nine days before the World Championship premiere, cross-country skiing star Elvira Öberg is back in training again after her two-week long illness period.