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Sweden’s first medal in the biathlon World Cup is salvaged!
Elvira Öberg also takes her first individual World Cup medal ever after standing for a matchless pick-up in the hunting start.
It will be silver for little sister Öberg.
Elvira Öberg Took silver in the hunt start over 10 kilometers during the biathlon World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. It was the 25-year-old’s first individual World Cup medal in his career.
– It’s something I’ve been waiting for. I have my medals from the Olympics but I have had some disruption at the World Cup. Despite poor charging, it goes the way, she tells SVT.
Elvira was hugged by big sister Hanna
Franzian PrussGermany, won by far after shooting full in all four shootings. Elvira Öberg shot fully in the first three shootings and was four before the closing standing shooter. She then put four out of five shots and passed the home rider Lena Häcki-Gross that bombed three shots. In the track she then pulled past Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Which took the World Cup gold in sprint. It became a bronze for the French.
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Anna Magnusson Became the second best Swedish in seventh place. Ella Halvarsson became nine, just like in the sprint when she was the best Swedish, and Hanna Öberg eleven.
After the race, Elvira Öberg was hugged by, among others, big sister Hanna.
– She really knows what that means to me, says Elvira Öberg.
Johannes Luke’s relief after the medal
The union captain Johannes Lukas was moved by the fact that Öberg suffered from disease problems before the championship. She drove up from a tenth place in Friday’s sprint.
– Sometimes the system works. It is most relief now, Lukas tells SVT.
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Big congratulations to the silver in the World Cup hunting start, Elvira! You are so worth it. Everyone in Sweden is impressed with your efforts.
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