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Stina Nilsson had to endure strong criticism when the from Ole Einar Björndalen.
This since the Norwegian criticized her driving times.
Now the expert Björn Ferry hits back against the statement.
Before the season 2020/2021 chose Stina Nilsson to change cross-country skiing for biathlon – even though at the time she was one of the world’s best skiers in the track. But even though she has been fast in the track, the times have not been as good as the skiers at the absolute top of biathlon.
“Going indescribably slow”
It has made the Norwegian icon Ole Einar Björndalen questioned.
– She rides indescribably slowly. I expected Stina to be up there and at least sniff the best ride time, but she hasn’t. I don’t know enough about how she has trained, but she must have really prioritized shooting training and not trained enough in physics, he says to Norwegian TV2.
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Now Björndalen receives a counterattack from the Swedish side, and more precisely from the SVT expert and the former biathlete Bjorn Ferry. Which means that the Norwegian’s statement is poorly founded.
– We have to compare with the results she did as a cross-country skier in the discipline that is most similar to biathlon, which is ten kilometer freestyle. It is something completely different from sprint or classic style, he tells SVT Sport.
– If you look at the races she did in freestyle in the cross-country world cup, she was at best 15th and had places between 30 and 40. We know that with a guarantee that it is not enough against the best biathletes.
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Stina Nilsson’s words
Stina Nilsson herself believes that the skiers in biathlon go fast too.
– I really take my hat off to those who go so fast with the weapon on their back. I thought it was quite a change when I switched to biathlon. I think maybe it takes a while to adapt to a new sport, she says.