The biathlon season continues after the Christmas and New Year break in Slovenian Pokljuka. Then it’s time for the year’s first mixed relay and single mixed relay
Hanna Öberg misses the competitions due to a cold.
However, Mona Brorsson makes her season debut in the World Cup.
Brorsson: “It became clear”
Brorsson’s last season was the best of her career with an individual podium in the World Cup and an Olympic gold in the biathlon relay. This season she has had a hard time with, among other things, cold symptoms. Before Christmas, she competed in the IBU Cup, the level below the World Cup in Idre Fjäll.
— It’s fun to be back. I’m pretty excited about how it’s going to go, but I’m not nervous. The feeling is probably mostly that I’m excited and excited, says Brorsson.
— It has been quite tough and frustrating. I had a good season last year and set a lot of goals for this season. But then I was forced to throw everything away and plan again. It took a long time for me to recover. I drove in Idre because I felt I needed to know how I am. There it became clear that I was not ready for the World Cup.
Mona Brorsson then made a plan for a comeback together with the biathlon coach Johannes Lukas – and then the decision was made that she would run the IBU Cup to get the feeling of competition.
The goal: the WC in Oberhof
— But it has not been obvious that I would go now. Johannes called a couple of days before the New Year and said that I would drive (in Pokljuka). I have had time to prepare well and have had good Christmas training. I feel strong. Now I’ve got the chance and it’s up to me to take it.
Despite illness and misery, Mona Brorsson is still positive about what is to come. The goal is the WC in Oberhof, Germany, which starts on February 8.
— The WC is the biggest thing we have, and I think you should be open about it. I want to go to the WC, but at the same time I know that it takes a lot to be selected in the squad and I am realistic. It may be that I am taken out as a reserve and then I have to be ready in case of injuries or illnesses. I feel no pressure or nervousness. I’m going to enjoy the competitions that are coming now and we’ll see how far it goes.