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            <title><![CDATA[New disappointment for Samuelsson in the biathlon World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Norwegian Johan-Olav Botn won the final biathlon World Cup race of the season - the mass start in Holmenkollen.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:34:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norwegian concern - Sweden better in the World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gold, infidelity and cheating - this is how we remember the Olympics]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Swedish gold party, Canadian curling cheating, and a Norwegian infidelity affair. The Olympics in Italy are over - here are some of the talking points from the games.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:59:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Samuelsson: Happy with how I'm handling it]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sebastian Samuelsson raced for Olympic gold - but couldn't seriously challenge France and Norway in the final stretch. The Swedish biathletes took bronze in the relay.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:33:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norway's luxury: Olympic sextet in the relay]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Johannes Dale-Skjevdal has two sixth-place finishes so far in the Olympics - but he will not be included in Norway's relay team.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:18:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sturla Holm Lægreid took another bronze after the infidelity incident]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sturla Holm Lægreid celebrated his distance bronze by admitting to infidelity on live television. After winning his second Olympic bronze, he said, "It was special today, but now it's history."]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:19:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Olympic guide: Heated hockey derby against Finland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A heated Nordic derby is on the cards when Tre Kronor takes on arch-rivals Finland on Friday. In addition, Norwegian superstar Johannes Høsflot Klæbo is chasing his third Olympic gold - and figure skater Ilia Malinin is chasing his first individual Olympic medal.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:24:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:10:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After 118 years, Norway better than Sweden in all-time Olympic gold medal count]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It took 118 years, but Norway has now surpassed Sweden in the all-time Olympic gold medal count.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:35:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tribute to the dead friend: We went together]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In December, Johan-Olav Botn found his teammate Sivert Guttorm Bakken dead in a hotel room. Now Johan-Olav Botn has won Olympic gold in the distance race. "I felt like we crossed the finish line together," he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:45:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Swede on high-altitude simulation: Thought about it]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken was wearing a high-altitude mask when he was found dead before Christmas. The Swedish national team does not use such masks to simulate high altitude. "It is clear that I have thought about it," Sebastian Samuelsson says about high-altitude simulation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:25:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Psychologist supports Norwegian biathlon team after teammate's death]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The restart of the World Cup will be difficult for the Norwegian biathletes following the death of Sivert Guttorm Bakken. That's why the national team has brought a psychologist to Oberhof. "It's absolutely fantastic," Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen told TV 2.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:17:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Botn about finding Bakken dead: shock and panic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Norwegian biathlete Johan-Olav Botn describes what it was like to find his national teammate Sivert Guttorm Bakken dead. "It was a complete state of shock and panic," he told Norwegian broadcaster TV 2.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:08:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shooting accident for Sebastian Samuelsson: "Surprised myself"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Three straight misses in the prone shooting in Annecy meant the chance of a podium finish in the World Cup pursuit race disappeared for Sebastian Samuelsson. I was surprised myself, says the 28-year-old, who worked his way up to fifth place.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:18:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The shooting lowered the Swedes: "The level is incredibly high"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedes took the lead in the pursuit start at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen. Martin Ponsiluoma was the best Swede in ninth place. The level is incredibly high, it's inspiring, he tells SVT.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Samuelsson pulled away at the end – second in Östersund]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fifth in the sprint. In the pursuit start, Sebastian Samuelsson picked up places and finished second. Unfortunately, I missed a shot in the last one, he says.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Samuelsson fifth in the sprint: Tough on the track]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[He has started the World Cup season with three consecutive podium finishes. But in the sprint in Östersund, Sebastian Samuelsson ended up outside the podium. It was quite tough out on the track, a bit of a struggle up front, says the biathlete about fifth place.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[In-form Samuelsson on the podium: "I'm very happy"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first individual competition of the season in the men's biathlon world cup. Then there was a Swedish podium. Sebastian Samuelsson came third in the distance race in Östersund.]]></description>
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