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They are Swedish biathlon’s two biggest poster names.
Hanna Öberg and Elvira Öberg settle with each other about who is the best.
Now SVT expert Björn Ferry points out his favorite of the sisters.
2018 hit Hanna Öberg made it through the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by winning an impressive Olympic gold medal in biathlon. In the same year, my little sister was also due Elvira Öberg show the world his great talent by securing three JVM golds in Otepää.
The Öberg sisters
Since then, everyone has been talking about the Öberg sisters and today they are the two biggest stars of the Swedish national team. 28-year-old Hanna is at the forefront of her career and has so far collected two Olympic golds, three World Cup golds and a total of 16 championship medals over the years.
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While Elvira, who is four years younger, has managed to win an Olympic gold medal and a total of four championship medals. So far, it is Hanna who is the more skilled of them, but the little sister impresses a lot with her skiing and the 24-year-old is ready to take over the biathlon world.
Björn Ferry’s answer
In an SVT chat on Friday, the expert got Bjorn Ferry answer questions from the readers about the Öberg sisters in particular and then reveals that Elvira had actually been able to make an impression also in cross-country skiing, in a race of 10 km free.
“The diplomatic answer is that she would assert herself well, but that it is difficult to tell in terms of placements. But I think that Elvira with a top race can be on the podium in length”, he admits in the chat.
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Ferry also gets a question about whether Elvira Öberg should take over the last leg of the relay instead of big sister, after Hanna’s nightmare with four misses on the last shot in the last relay race.
“It probably depends on who shows the best form at the time. It can vary, but normally I would put Hanna last, despite the miss last time,” writes the SVT expert in response.
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Finally, Björn Ferry gets the big question about which of the sisters is his favorite. As he is forced to answer the difficult question of which of them has the best chance of winning the overall World Cup this season.
“I have said Hanna in a previous interview, so I must stick to it,” the TV profile states.
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