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Stina Nilsson is in the midst of a difficult time.
After all the criticism, Björn Ferry now comes with promising words.
– I think she is more persistent than the rest of us think, he says to SVT.
After an unsuccessful start to the season, Stina Nilsson been poked from the world cup. She has been sent back to the IBU Cup again to reverse the dismal trend and find confidence again.
Stina’s nightmare
The disappointment has been great for Nilsson, who worked hard to get revenge this winter. But the start to the World Cup was nightmarish with a 69th place and an 84th place in the first two races.
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At the same time that Stina has had to receive stinging criticism from several quarters after a lack of results. Experts like Helena Ekholm and Bjorn Ferry has raised his voice that it should be time to poke the 30-year-old from the World Cup and let her continue in the IBU Cup.
Ferry about Nilsson
Ferry in particular has often aired his criticism of Nilsson, where he thinks the development is going in the wrong direction and that she is getting worse as a biathlete. Now the SVT expert gives new information about the Swedish national team’s future and how long she can bear to continue biathlon.
– I think that Stina Nilsson will keep going as long as she thinks it’s fun. Because we have to remember that: She switched to biathlon because she really wanted to and that she thinks it’s extremely fun, that it’s the most fun she’s ever had. As long as Stina believes she can develop and thinks it’s fun, she will continue, he tells SVT.
– I think she is more persistent than the rest of us think.
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Björn Ferry believes that Stina Nilsson has all the possibilities and qualities to turn this around and still be successful in biathlon. Warm words that make all Swedes keep their fingers crossed.
– Stina Nilsson is a high achiever. She has shown that many times before. And we saw tendencies, her second season she was actually on the podium. From time to time she had among the best driving times, he tells the TV channel.
– So she knows herself that that ability, it’s there and she has a forehead like few others. I believe that Stina Nilsson will seek new paths and do everything she can to succeed in the end. I wouldn’t say it’s impossible, it can happen.
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