Biathlon : Sweden pull off a coup in Finland
In a breathless final, the Swedish team ofAnna Magnusson, Sara Andersson, Hanna Oeberg and Elvira Oeberg won the first women’s relay of the biathlon World Cup season. On the night of Kontiolahti (Finland), the Scandinavians, thanks to Elvira Oeberg’s forceps in the last lap, regained victory in this event.

Indeed, since 1 December 2022, two years to the day and already at the Kontiolahti venue, the Swedish biathletes had not raised their arms in this team competition: “It was incredibly exciting. It was very high-level biathlon,” Anna Magnusson (0+1) told SVT Sport in the mixed zone.
However, the four compatriots had a scare when novice Sara Andersson went through. The 21-year-old spun around on the penalty ring on one occasion and had a scare on her standing shot. “I don’t know what happened. It wasn’t too serious, but the balls got away from me,” she told the cameras. It’s a shame there was a penalty lap. It was still fun to experience it with such great team-mates.
The Oeberg sisters have finished the job well
Back in the match after a perfect 10/10 from the returning Hanna Oeberg on the mats, the reigning Olympic champions were able to count on fine performances from their two leaders. “I’m really happy with my shot. I was still a bit nervous,” explained the elder Oeberg. The level of skiing should only go up.

Elvira Oeberg, who was in pursuit of the French team when the baton was passed, despite picking up two spikes on the recumbent, was then able to rely on her excellent form at the start of the winter on skis to get ahead of Julia Simon, who had turned once on the ring and suffered cramps in her left calf in the final hectometres of the race.
“I heard Julia shout to her staff and let go”.Elvira Oeberg at SVT Sport
“I was surprised when Julia Simon did a lap. I felt strong on the track and I got some good advice from my coach Johannes Lukas,” she confided. I kept my composure and heard Julia shout to her staff and let go before I attacked.
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