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Stina Nilsson has had a very tough year behind her.
But now comes the great news for the Swede.
When the Swedish A national team in biathlon was presented on Tuesday.
Last season was not successful at all Stina Nilsson who had high expectations of approaching the highest world elite in biathlon. Instead, it was a year fringed with disappointment and setbacks.
Stina’s tough years
Neither the shooting nor the skating was right and the Swede ended up far down in the starting field time and time again. In the end, she was kicked from the A national team and was also not selected for the Biathlon World Cup, but instead had to focus on the IBU Cup during the final stage of the season.
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But today came the great news when the Swedish A national team was announced ahead of the upcoming biathlon season. Stina Nilsson’s name was there and she continues to be trusted to show herself at the World Cup.
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Skottheim is poked
One name that was missing, however, was Johanna Skottheim who also had a really tough season and a whopping 47(!) sick days. Now the 28-year-old is being kicked from the A national team and has to focus on the IBU Cup for the coming season instead.
– Either you can be bitter and think it’s a plague and pain or you think it could be a new opportunity for me, says Skottheim himself about the announcement to SVT Sport.
– I see it as an opportunity with a different team and fewer travel days. It doesn’t have to get worse for me.
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The Swede does not want to direct any bitterness towards the national team and is now looking ahead to a new season to show his best side again.
– I had a disastrous shooting season, but we have corrected that. I’ve been a good shooter for 14 out of 15 years and one year doesn’t make me a bad shooter, says Skottheim in the interview.
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Another good news is to rejuvenate the talent Sarah Andersson gets the chance and is moved up to the A national team for the next season.
– It feels great that I get this chance, says the 20-year-old at a press meeting with the Swedish national team.
The whole squad:
Ladies
Anna Magnusson
Elvira Öberg
Hanna Öberg
Lynn Persson
Mona Brorsson
Sarah Andersson
Stina Nilsson
Tilda Johansson
Gentlemen
Emil Nykvist
Malte Stefansson
Martin Ponsiluoma
Jesper Nelin
Peppe Femling
Sebastian Samuelsson
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