Tag: Biathlon
Right now: Despite a barrier – Hanna Öberg is on her way to victory in the mass start
Sports extra at 15.03-19.30 14.05 Ice hockey, Women’s Championship final 2:5Luleå-Brynäs (Peter Sundkvist) 3 p.m Soccer, Swedish Cup semi-final menHäcken-Djurgården (Jonas Enarson) 15.10 Biathlon, World Cup Final OsloMass start ladies (Alexander Lundholm and Isabell Gradin) 15.15 Ice hockey, SC quarter-finals men 2:7Timrå-Örebro (Christer Jonasson)Frölunda-Färjestad (Christian Olsson) Hosts: Peter Ahnberg and Emanuel Nashed
Winter sports extra: Super ride yesterday – now Sara Hector is going for the top position
09.00 Alpine, World Cup Final SoldeuLadies giant slalom first run (Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 10.30 am Alpine, World Cup Final SoldeuMen’s slalom first run (Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 11.15 Skiing, World Cup FalunMixed relay (Johan Bengts, Torgny Mogren and Mats Fagerström) 12.00 Alpine, World Cup Final SoldeuLadies giant slalom second round (Cecilia Paulsson […]
Right now: Villa Lidköping reduces in the bandy final
1:20 p.m.-7:30 p.m. approx 13.20 Skiing, World Cup FalunSprint freestyle ladies and gentlemen (Johan Bengts and Torgny Mogren) 1:30 p.m Alpine, World Cup Final SoldeuSlalom ladies second run (Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 3 p.m Biathlon, World Cup Final OsloSprint ladies (Alexander Lundholm and Isabell Gradin) 15.15 Ice hockey, SC quarter-final men 2:7Luleå-Växjö (Peter Sundkvist)Rögle-Skellefteå […]
Anna Swenn Larsson runs out – Sara Hector close to the podium in the slalom
1:20 p.m.-7:30 p.m. approx 13.20 Skiing, World Cup FalunSprint freestyle ladies and gentlemen (Johan Bengts and Torgny Mogren) 1:30 p.m Alpine, World Cup Final SoldeuSlalom ladies second run (Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 3 p.m Biathlon, World Cup Final OsloSprint ladies (Alexander Lundholm and Isabell Gradin) 15.15 Ice hockey, SC quarter-final men 2:7Luleå-Växjö (Peter Sundkvist)Rögle-Skellefteå […]
Right now: Strong start of Sundling – leads in Falun
12.00 Skiing, World Cup Falun10 km classic ladies (Johan Bengts and Torgny Mogren) Program manager: Dag Malmqvist At 1.45 p.m. drop into P4 Extra 13.45 Skiing, World Cup Falun10 km classic men (Johan Bengts and Torgny Mogren) 15.20-16.30 approx 15.20 Biathlon, World Cup Final OsloSprint ladies (Bengt Skött and Isabell Gradin)
RIGHT NOW: Norwegian star back in Holmenkollen after covid-19
15.15 Biathlon, World Cup Final OsloSprint men (Alexander Lundholm and Isabell Gradin) Swedish start number: 14, Jesper Nelin22, Malte Stefansson35, Martin Ponsiluoma55, Peppe Femling 61, Oskar Brandt91, Henning Sjökvist
Listen directly: Linn Persson leads after the first shot
At 09.55-11.00, 12.25-13.05, 15.03-19.30 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m Alpina WC (second race in P4 Extra)Men’s slalom (Jonas Enarson, Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 12.30 p.m Biathlon World CupMass start men (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman) 15.15 Biathlon World CupMass start ladies (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman)
Listen directly: The Swedes are chasing new medals in the WC mass start
At 09.55-11.00, 12.25-13.05, 15.03-19.30 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m Alpina WC (second race in P4 Extra)Men’s slalom (Jonas Enarson, Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 12.30 p.m Biathlon World CupMass start men (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman) 15.15 Biathlon World CupMass start ladies (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman)
Right now: Kristoffer Jakobsen in slalom on the last day of the WC
At 09.55-11.00, 12.25-13.05, 15.03-19.30 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m Alpina WC (second race in P4 Extra)Men’s slalom (Jonas Enarson, Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 12.30 p.m Biathlon World CupMass start men (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman) 15.15 Biathlon World CupMass start ladies (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman)
Right now: The Swedish relay ladies are chasing WC gold
15.00 Biathlon World Cup (from 14.03 in P4)Ladies’ relay (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm, Carl Johan Bergman) 15.15 Ice hockey SHLTimrå-Växjö (Magnus Wahlman)Leksand-Brynäs (Dag Malmqvist)Rögle-Frölunda (Patric Ljunggren)Linköping-Örebro (Emanuel Nashed)Malmö-Skellefteå (Andreas Matz) 16.20 Ice hockey CHL finalLuleå-Tappara (Peter Sundkvist) Program managers: Linn Nenzén, Samuel Sillén, Roger Burman, Andreas Andersson.
Right now: The men are chasing a relay medal in the Biathlon World Cup
11.45 Biathlon World Cup (11.00-13.00 approximately in P4)Men’s relay (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm, Carl Johan Bergman) 15.00 Biathlon World Cup (from 14.03 in P4)Ladies’ relay (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm, Carl Johan Bergman) 15.15 Ice hockey SHLTimrå-Växjö (Magnus Wahlman)Leksand-Brynäs (Dag Malmqvist)Rögle-Frölunda (Patric Ljunggren)Linköping-Örebro (Emanuel Nashed)Malmö-Skellefteå (Andreas Matz) 16.20 Ice hockey CHL finalLuleå-Tappara (Peter Sundkvist) Program managers: […]
Right now: Swedes are chasing medals at the WC distance races
2:30 p.m Biathlon World CupLadies’ distance race (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm, Isabell Gradin and Carl Johan Bergman)
Right now: Biathlon World Cup with the men’s distance race
At 14.32-16.10 and 19.00-21.40 2:30 p.m Biathlon World CupMen’s distance race (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm, Isabell Gradin and Uschi Disl) 19.00 Ice hockeySHLTimrå-Luleå (Magnus Wahlman)Leksand-Växjö (Sigge Sanner)Färjestad-Malmö (Jens Prytz)Oskarshamn-Örebro (Janne Rindstig)Linköping-Brynäs (Dag Malmqvist)Rögle-Skellefteå (Andreas Matz)Frölunda-HV71 (Per Kahl) Program managers: Roger Burman and Selma Jennervall
Right now: The men’s pursuit start in the Biathlon World Cup
Sunday 12 February 15.03–19.30 15.30 BiathlonWC – OberhofMen’s hunting start (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm, Isabell Gradin and Uschi Disl) 4 p.m Ice hockeyEuro Hockey TourSweden-Finland (Magnus Wahlman and Per Svartvadet) 16.35 BasketballWomen’s EC qualifiersSweden-Latvia (Peter Sundkvist) Hosts: Sigge Sanner and Peter Ahnberg
Right now: Swedish lead in the WC chase start
Sunday 12 February 13.15-14.00 approx EngineThe Swedish rally in Umeå (Selma Jennervall) 13.25 BiathlonWC – OberhofHunting start ladies (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm, Isabell Gradin and Uschi Disl) Program manager: Johan Bengts
The Swedish women are chasing WC medals in the biathlon sprint
14.25-16.00 2:30 p.m BiathlonWC – OberhofSprint ladies (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm, Isabell Gradin and Uschi Disl) Program manager: Linn Nenzén
Right now: Sweden is chasing its first medal at the WC
At 14.45 Biathlon World Cup, OberhofMixed relay (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Uschi Disl) Program manager: Dag Malmqvist
31st Winter World University Games Open in Lake Placid (Updated)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — The 31st Winter World University Games opened in Lake Placid, United States on Thursday. The Winter World University Games is the world’s largest multi-sport sporting event in winter. A total of 1,443 athletes from 46 countries and regions will participate in the Winter Universiade, which features 86 events in 12 […]
Right now: Calle Halfvarsson is chasing a podium in the Tour de Ski
Sunday, January 8 11.03-13.30 in P4 11 a.m SkisWorld Cup, Tour de ski – Val di FiemmeLast stage ladies (Dag Malmqvist and Torgny Mogren) 1145 BiathlonWorld Cup – PokljukaSingle mixed relay (Bengt Skött and Uschi Disl) 12.30 p.m AlpineWorld Cup – Kranjska GoraLadies giant slalom second round (Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 12.45 SkisWorld Cup, […]
Right now: Sara Hector is chasing a podium
Sunday, January 8 11.03-13.30 in P4 11 a.m SkisWorld Cup, Tour de ski – Val di FiemmeLast stage ladies (Dag Malmqvist and Torgny Mogren) 1145 BiathlonWorld Cup – PokljukaSingle mixed relay (Bengt Skött and Uschi Disl) 12.30 p.m AlpineWorld Cup – Kranjska GoraLadies giant slalom second round (Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 12.45 SkisWorld Cup, […]
Right now: Biathlon and Tour de ski
11.30 am BiathlonWorld Cup – PokljukaHunting start ladies (Bengt Skött and Uschi Disl) 11.45 SkisWorld Cup, Tour de ski – Val di Fiemme15 km classic mass start ladies (Dag Malmqvist and Torgny Mogren) Program manager: Selma Jennervall
Sports extras: Skiing, biathlon and handball
At 12.33 drop into P4 Extra 12.30 p.m SkisSprint classic ladies and gents (Dag Malmqvist and Torgny Mogren) 14.20-18.00 in P4 14.20 BiathlonWorld Cup – PokljukaSprint men (Bengt Skött) 3 p.m BandyElite series ladiesVilla Lidköping-Västerås (Jens Prytz) 4 p.m HandballWC genrep menSweden-Serbia (Per Kahl and Annika Wiel Hvannberg) Hosts: Andreas Andersson and Gustav Jakobsson
Right now: Messi’s Argentina against Mbappé’s France for the World Cup gold
Sunday 18 December Around 10.45-13.00 in P4 10.45 SkisWorld Cup – Davos20 km freestyle ladies (Johan Bengts and Torgny Mogren) 12.10 BiathlonWorld Cup – AnnecyMass start men (Alexander Lundholm and Uschi Disl) Program manager: Andreas Andersson At 13.03 entry into P4 Extra 13.15 SkisWorld Cup – Davos20 km freestyle men (Johan Bengts and Torgny Mogren) […]
Right now: Argentina vs Australia
Saturday 3 December 10.44-12.00 in P3 BiathlonVC – Kontiolahti10.45 Sprint men (Bengt Skött and Uschi Disl) At 12.03 drop into P4 Extra SkisVC – Lillehammer12.00 Sprint freestyle ladies and gentlemen (Dag Malmqvist and Hanna Falk) Around 1:45 p.m.-10:00 p.m. in P4 BiathlonVC – Kontiolahti13.45 Sprint ladies (Bengt Skött and Uschi Disl) Ice hockeySHL15.15 Färjestad-Timrå (Mats […]
Right now: The USA and the Netherlands are playing for a quarterfinal spot
Saturday 3 December 10.44-12.00 in P3 BiathlonVC – Kontiolahti10.45 Sprint men (Bengt Skött and Uschi Disl) At 12.03 drop into P4 Extra SkisVC – Lillehammer12.00 Sprint freestyle ladies and gentlemen (Dag Malmqvist and Hanna Falk) Around 1:45 p.m.-10:00 p.m. in P4 BiathlonVC – Kontiolahti13.45 Sprint ladies (Bengt Skött and Uschi Disl) Ice hockeySHL15.15 Färjestad-Timrå (Mats […]
Roundup: Gu Ailing takes second Olympic gold, Norway dominates biathlon
BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) – Freeski prodigy Gu Ailing won her second gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Beijing with an unmatched half-pipe performance for women on Friday, while Norwegian biathletes continued their dominance and earned the country their 15th gold in top the total medal figure. Gus’ half-pipe gold, which was the eighth […]
Right now: Follow the medal hunt in biathlon
Biathlon, ladies 12.5 km mass start with Hanna Öberg, Elvira Öberg, Linn Persson and Mona Brorsson.
USA, Canada Both outside men’s hockey
BEIJING – The latest Winter Olympics in Beijing: The USA is out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics in a fantastic way after blowing a late lead. Slovakia beat the United States 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday to beat the top-seeded Americans in the quarterfinals. Canada left hours behind the United States […]
Sweden wins the title in biathlon women’s 4×6 km relay in Beijing 2022 (updated)
CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, February 16 (Xinhua) – The Swedish team, including three biathletes from their squad 2018, showed their strength with just six reserve rounds to take the women’s 4×6 km gold relay at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics this Wednesday. The 2018 silver medalist Sweden, consisting of Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Oeberg and Elvira […]
Results of the biathlon ladies’ 4×6 km relay at the Winter Olympics in Beijing
BEIJING, February 16 (Xinhua) – The following results of the biathlon women’s 4×6 km relay at the Winter Olympics in Beijing this Wednesday: Sweden (Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Oeberg, Elvira Oeberg), one hour 11 minutes and 3.9 seconds 2. ROC (Irina Kazakevich, Kristina Reztsova, Svetlana Mironova, Uliana Nigmatullina), 1: 11: 15.9 Germany (Vanessa Voigt, […]
Sweden wins the title in biathlon women’s 4×6 km relay in Beijing 2022
CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, February 16 (Xinhua) – The Swedish team, including three biathletes from their squad 2018, showed their strength with just six reserve rounds to take the women’s 4×6 km gold relay at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics this Wednesday. The 2018 silver medalist Sweden, consisting of Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Oeberg and Elvira […]
Wednesday’s newspapers: Second NATO survey, unpaid agricultural bills, Olympic super day
Poll ordered by the day Helsingin sanomat newspaper shows that 43 per cent of Finnish voters support joining NATO if the president and prime minister considered joining the union in Finland’s interests. Of the 1,066 people who responded to the survey, 27 percent said they were opposed to membership even in these circumstances, while 30 […]
Medalists of women’s 10 km biathlon in Beijing 2022
© Provided by Xinhua CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, February 13 (Xinhua) – Norway’s Marte Olsbu Roeiseland won her third gold medal in Beijing 2022 after winning the ladies’ 10 km biathlon here on Sunday. Roeiseland won in 34 minutes and 46.9 seconds to add a fourth to his medal collection here which also includes gold medals in […]
Germany’s Herrmann won the 15 km individual biathlon for women in Beijing 2022
CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, February 7 (Xinhua) – Germany’s Denise Herrmann, with a single penalty in second lying, covered the ladies’ 15km individual biathlon in 44 minutes and 12.7 seconds to win the gold medal in Beijing 2022 this Monday. Anais Chevalier Bouchet from France took silver with a penalty in second place, 9.4 seconds behind Herrmann. […]
Winter Olympics too cold, athletes claim
A number of athletes at the Beijing Olympics have complained that the food is inappropriate and that the events are too cold, according to reports With the Beijing Games now in full swing and the first round of events well and truly underway, it has not taken much for a number of athletes in the […]
Results of biathlon mixed relay 4x6km at the Winter Olympics
BEIJING, February 5 (Xinhua) – The following are the results from the mixed relay 4×6 km in biathlon at the Winter Olympics here on Saturday: 1. Norge (Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, Tiril Eckhoff, Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe), 1: 06: 45,6 2. France (Anais Chevalier-Bouchet, Julia Simon, Emilien Jacquelin, Quentin Fillon Maillet), 1: 06: 46,5 3. […]
Norway challenges Sweden in biathlon relay men in Beijing 2022
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Yle News preview: Finland "confident" Medal success of the Beijing Winter Olympics
Finland’s top skiers, skaters and snowboarders are preparing to face 3,000 other athletes from 90 different countries as the Winter Olympics begin in Beijing on Friday, despite the ongoing Covid pandemic and diplomatic boycotts in seven countries. Finnish athletes also continue the long and proud tradition of the Nordic countries, as Finland has participated – […]
Olympic venue impresses Sweden’s head coach in biathlon
STOCKHOLM, January 28 (Xinhua) – The Olympic biathlon center in Zhangjiakou made a big impression on the head coach of the Swedish biathlon team, who after the first training session on Friday described it as “fantastically good”. The team, including 11 athletes, arrived in China on Thursday and jumped at the chance to get acquainted […]
Swedish Olympic official tests positive for covid-19
STOCKHOLM, January 28 (Xinhua) – An official in the Swedish Olympic delegation tested positive for covid-19 on arrival in Beijing, the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) said on Friday. SOC’s sports and development manager Johan Flodin was isolated and then tested positive in a second test, says SOC’s CEO Peter Reinebo in a press release. “Johan […]
From dream to reality: Beijing 2022 will bring winter sports to more than 300 million people
The change sowed the seeds of a new dream for nine-year-old Lille, who is set to become a professional hockey player. “On the ice, I feel like I can really express myself, and I love the way I can fight with less resistance,” he told Xinhua. Li is not a special case. According to the […]
Sweden confirms the biggest team ever for the Winter Olympics in Beijing
STOCKHOLM, January 24 (Xinhua) – Sweden will send 116 athletes – their largest Winter Olympics squad ever – to the Winter Olympics in Beijing as the final names were announced on Monday. “We have a large and strong squad and our goal is to make it Sweden’s best winter Olympics of all time,” says Peter […]
Finland confirms the first selections for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Mika LehtimäkiThe head of the high performance unit of the Finnish Olympic Committee said that Finland has only secured places for hockey, skiing and figure skating, as places will not be allocated to most sports until 17 January. “We follow the principles of flexible selection,” he said. “With the selections made together with the sports […]
Athletes to compete in 109 events of 7 sports at Beijing Winter Olympics
Biathlon11 medal events Biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is regarded as a race, and the participants are skiing on cross-country ski trails. The distance is divided into shooting wheels. The shooting round itself is not timed, but depending on the competition, missed shots will cause additional distance […]
Brand new and existing venues ready for the Beijing Winter Olympics
The competition venues are divided into three different clusters (also called regions): Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. Each area has its own athletic village that will be redesigned after the Olympics. Beijing Ice sports are mainly held in downtown Beijing. There are a total of 6 competition venues here, and the National Stadium will be used […]
Right now: The Allsvenskan gold battle will be decided
29 rounds of Allsvenskan football have been played since the premiere this spring. After that, the season has traveled through the summer, autumn and now, right into the winter month of December, everything will be decided. “It’s a final, it’s all or nothing. It is clear that everyone expects us to take this now and […]
Bankruptcy threat over the sport of shooting when lead bans are investigated
Swedish sport shooting is in danger when the EU is now investigating a ban on lead ammunition. Both a ban and severe restrictions would hit the sport of shooting hard, says union leader Jonas Edman, who fears bankruptcy and exclusion. Both the Swedish Sport Shooting Association and the Biathlon Association are currently submitting their consultation […]
Stina Nilsson gets regular A national team place
During her debut season as a biathlete, Stina Nilsson was part of the A national team at a development site, but for next season she has been given one of the regular places, the biathlon association announces on Friday. Nilsson has been selected as one of seven regular women skiers in the national team squad […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
The Biathlon World Cup is over and the Swedish national team can sum up a fantastic season with 31 podium places in total, ten more than the previous record. In addition, the ladies won the relay cup. “I have never been so worried that we will not become a strong team. We are very young […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
The weather makes it for the World Cup in biathlon in Östersund. Due to strong winds, Sunday’s mass starts will be run later in the day. New time for the ladies is 15.30 and the men start at 17.15, the International Biathlon Federation announces. The ladies’ race would start at 13.00 from the beginning and […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
Sebastian Samuelsson finished second in the biathlon sprint in Östersund after full shooting and fastest riding time of all, something that gave the fifth podium place for the season and a brilliant starting position before Saturday’s hunt start. The gain probably disappeared when Samuelsson was forced to blow away snow from the rifle in the […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
Stina Nilsson impressed a lot in her World Cup debut in biathlon. She made it into the top 30 in the sprint in Östersund after just one barrier. She thus finished before, among others, Hanna Öberg. Stina Nilsson thus took world cup points in her first start. “I also say success, so fun to have […]
Samuelsson sprinted to victory in the singles mixed relay
Sebastian Samuelsson and Linn Persson won the singles mixed relay in Nove Mesto. Thus, Sweden took second place in the biathlon world cup in one and the same day after third place earlier on Sunday in the mixed relay. Both Linn Persson and Sebastian Samuelsson shot well and challenged Norway into the final. After the […]
Right now: Ebba Andersson is chasing a new podium in the hunt start
Sunday 14 MarchKl. 08.20-10.00 and 15.03-20.00 Alpine (P4 Extra)12.30World CupMen & # 39; s Slalom Second Run (Jonas Enarson) Bandy17.00Men’s Semifinal 1: 5AIK-Edsbyn (Magnus Wahlman) Handball18.15Olympic qualifiers menSweden-Slovenia (Per Kahl and Magnus Wislander) Floorball16.00SSL ladiesTäby-Mora (Albin Falk Hansson) Ice hockey17.30SHLOskarshamn-Örebro (Janne Rindstig) Skis08.15World CupHunting start ladies (Peter Sundkvist and Torgny Mogren) Biathlon (P4 Extra)13.45World CupSingle […]
Swedish relay success – the biathletes won in Nove Mesto
The World Cup in biathlon is running again after the World Cup break, and it started with a Swedish success immediately when the Swedish ladies won the relay in Nove Mesto. Linn Persson on the third leg, a great Swedish hero who was switched in as fifth, 40 seconds behind the lead. Just a barrier […]
A pay rise awaits the biathletes
Sweden’s success in the biathlon world championship meant not only a large influx of medals but also more than one million kronor into the pockets of the Swedish skiers. Most prize money goes to World Cup gold medalist Martin Ponsiluoma with SEK 351,520. But still, the World Cup is the big source of money for […]
Bergman on the Swedish medal success: “Fantastic results they have made”
New medal record for the Swedish biathlon national team in world championships, six podium places, one of which is gold. Bengt Skött and Carl Johan Bergman summarize. “I have been touched. These are such fantastic results they have made with the fantastic shooting series in pressured situations. Just a matter of time before Sebastian Samuelsson […]
Sweden without a medal in the final mass start
Sweden was without a medal on the final day of the biathlon world championships, since Sebastian Samuelsson became the best Swede in tenth place in the mass start. Samuelsson shot full in both the first and second shooter and was in the absolute medal battle. Then he blocked two shots in the third shot and […]
Guide: Strong Samuelsson against the revenge-hungry Thingnes Bö
Mass start for ladies and men ends the biathlon world championships in Slovenian Pokljuka. The ladies are first out and there Hanna Öberg has a bronze to defend from last year’s WC in Antholz. Sweden’s big hope on the men’s side, Sebastian Samuelsson does not have any top results in mass start since before, at […]
Sebastian Samuelsson’s silver roar – “Absolutely fantastic fun”
Swedish silver in the men’s relay in biathlon WC and great hero was Sebastian Samuelsson who went the last distance. “It is fantastic fun to take a silver medal with this team”, says Sebastian Samuelsson to Radiosporten. And do not miss the Swedish team’s silver roar at the end!
Sweden missed the medal after Skottheim’s heavy start
Sweden was without a medal in the women’s relay in the biathlon world championships and finished fifth, when Norway won gold ahead of Germany. Hanna Öberg only missed one shot on the last stretch but Sweden was too far behind. After three extra shots and a slow ride in the track, Johanna Skottheim sent Linn […]
Guide: Tough battle for the medals
The penultimate day of competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Slovenian Pokljuka offers double relays. The ladies start and there expert Carl Johan Bergman believes that four nations will settle for the medals. “Four teams are crystallizing, here I have a hard time finding a clear winner, but Norway, France, Germany and Sweden are […]
Hanna Öberg’s revenge – World Cup silver in the distance race
It has been a struggling biathlon world championship for the Swedish superstar Hanna Öberg, until now. On Tuesday, she took great revenge on herself and won silver in the distance race. Öberg, who struggled with the ride during the championship, had real speed in the track and shot well. Only one boom, in second lying, […]
Hanna Öberg on the hunt at the start of the hunt
In advance, the hunt start is a great medal chance for Hanna Öberg during the biathlon world championships. But after the sprint she is “only” 10th. It is almost a minute up to the sprint winner Tirill Eckhoff in the starting position. However, the radio sports expert has not given up hope. “I mean, Hanna […]
Snow chaos is expected when the World Cup starts
The Swedish medal hunt during the Biathlon World Championships begins in snow chaos. 40 centimeters of snow is expected to fall over Pokljuka during the day. “It is clear that it will be a little more random, but at the same time it is fun when it becomes challenging on all fronts,” says Sebastian Samuelsson […]
Guide: “The medal chance depends on the Swedish men”
The last time a Swedish national team in biathlon won the World Cup medal in mixed relay was in 2010. Is it time again when the World Cup starts in Slovenian Pokljuka? Sweden line up with Sebastian Samuelsson, Martin Ponsiluoma, Linn Persson and Hanna Öberg. “The medal chances lie with the boys, can they hit […]
Persson takes the last place in the Swedish mixed team
Tomorrow, Wednesday, the biathlon world championships in Pokljuka begin with a mixed relay, where two men and two women compete in each team. On Tuesday morning, the Swedish team was revealed, where Linn Persson takes the fourth place in the team. “I think many people calculated that it was between her and Elvira (Öberg). Linn […]
Sweden on the podium in the biathlon relay
The Swedish biathlon ladies finished third when the World Cup relay was decided in Oberhof, Germany. Hanna Öberg secured the podium on the last leg behind Germany and Belarus. Sweden was always in the lead, because Mona Brorsson started with flawless shooting and on the second leg Linn Persson followed up by only needing one […]
Friday’s newspapers: Finland freezes, sports awards, the death of a famous author
Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s largest circulation diary, takes a few perspectives on the cold visit, which brought the coldest day of the year to the capital and elsewhere in Finland on Thursday. First of all, HS reports The Finnish Meteorological Institute has issued a cold warning to the central, southern and eastern parts of the country, […]
Hot biathlon days to wait – starting this afternoon
Live broadcast on P4 from 14.32 Today Wednesday: World Cup genre rope in sprint for, among others, World Cup five Sebastian Samuelsson.Tomorrow Thursday: The same race for third and fourth in the ladies’ world cup, Hanna and Elvira Öberg.Tomorrow Thursday: also Stina Nilsson’s international debut as a biathlete – albeit at the level just during […]
Martin Ponsiluoma misses the relay
Martin Ponsiluoma misses today’s mixed relay in the biathlon world cup in Oberhof, Germany. He has stomach pains and has hardly been able to sleep at all during the night, the Biathlon Association’s media channel announces. Peppe Femling replaces the relay team, which otherwise consists of Linn Persson, Elvira Öberg and Jesper Nelin. Today’s second […]
Bergman: “Will be Hanna’s day today”
On Saturday, it’s time for hunting starts in the biathlon world cup, and Radiosport’s expert Carl Johan Bergman believes in victory for Hanna Öberg. Öberg comes out second, half a minute behind leading Norwegian Tiril Eckhoff. “There are four shootings, I do not think Tiril Eckhoff can handle it, so Hanna has every opportunity, I […]
Hanna Öberg second in Oberhof’s sprint
Hanna Öberg got a taste start when the biathlon world cup had a fresh start in German Oberhof, it was second place in Friday’s sprint. The Swedish star shot full for the day but could not beat the Norwegian Tiril Eckhoff in the tracks who finished 29.6 seconds faster than Öberg. Austrian Lisa Hauser took […]
Highlights during the sports year 2021
The sports year 2020 did not turn out as anyone had thought. The corona pandemic canceled championship after championship, but now a new year begins and many hope that the sport will return to a more normal state. For the sports year 2021, there are lots of interesting championships to look forward to. January: Handball […]
The pandemic can lead the successful national team to a super-long World Cup tour
Seven weeks in a hotel room down in Europe without coming home, it may well be Sweden’s plan for – and including – the biathlon world championships this winter. “Yes, we will follow the situation closely, act spontaneously, and fully adapt to how the pandemic situation develops. You want to minimize the number of travel […]
Before today’s mass starts: “We must have podium places”
The first mass starts of the season will also be the last races before Christmas for the biathletes in the World Cup. At 1200 the men start with Martin Ponsiluoma and Sebastian Samuelsson who have both been close to the podium this week and Jesper Nelin who was fastest in the track during the hunt […]
Samuelsson secured a new Swedish relay success
It started with three booms and a Swedish 21st place after the first shooter in the men’s biathlon relay in Finnish Kontiolahti. It ended with a second place. After the Swedish ladies’ relay victory on Saturday, the blue and yellow men followed up with a new podium place on Sunday. Sebastian Samuelsson impressed on the […]
Double Bö on the podium – the Swedes got lost
The Norwegian brothers Tarjei and Johannes Thingnes Bö showed strong form when they both entered the podium in the men’s biathlon sprint in Kontiolahti. The only one who could compete with the Norwegians was German Arnd Peiffer who penetrated between the two in second place. It went worse for the Swedes with a bad day […]
New biathlon success – Öberg with the first sprint victory
The Swedish biathletes continue to line up podium places during the World Cup premiere weekend – in Sunday’s sprint, Hanna Öberg crowned the Swedish team effort by climbing to the top of the podium. Flawless shooting and fast riding – this is Hanna Öberg’s recipe for victory in a competition where two more Swedes were […]
Norwegian landslide victory in the premiere – Samuelsson sixth
It was a Norwegian victory in the biathlon’s world cup premiere in Kontiolahti, but a resounding one when 23-year-old Sturla Holm Laegreid shot full and won the distance race before Johannes Thingnes Bö who pulled on a boom in the first lying. It is Holm Laegreid’s first World Cup victory in its only fifth start, […]
Stina Nilsson: “I will never regret this”
The day before the former cross-country skiing star Stina Nilsson runs her very first official competition, the Swedish Cup in Idre, in her new branch of biathlon, she tells Radiosporten about her strong conviction and her readiness to meet any criticism. “All my partners have given me so much positive response… ‘This is so right! […]
Pichler: They told my wife I might be dead
Just over a week after waking up from the coma, Wolfgang Pichler now tells about the heart attack he suffered and how his wife received the news. It was during a cycling session that the biathlon coach suffered from serious heart problems, and he says that it was his rescue that he was in good […]
The election manager’s call: “Tear up the winter fluoride ban”
This summer, the International Ski Federation and the biathlon federation decided to ban fluoride whales as these are harmful to the environment. But eight weeks before the World Cup premiere in biathlon, there is still a lack of functioning, validated test equipment. “Time is starting to get very tight right now, the most logical thing […]
International top manager: “Stina Nilsson should be allowed to compete in the World Cup”
This autumn’s IBU Cup competitions where Stina Nilsson would have made her international debut as a biathlete have been canceled. Now the Swedish biathlon federation has sent in a request for an exemption so that Stina Nilsson can start in the World Cup immediately – without first qualifying via the IBU Cup. Radiosporten can now […]
