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Stina Nilsson is done with her third season as a biathlete.
The hardest so far for the Swede, who has had to fight hard.
Now she opens up about the difficult year that she wants to put behind her.
It was almost exactly three years ago that Stina Nilsson shocked the entire skiing world. As the reigning world champion and Olympic champion, she made the decision to leave cross-country skiing entirely and change her sport to biathlon.
Nilsson’s career
The first season was mostly a learning season for the Swede, who got to feel the hot air directly with competitions in the IBU Cup, the level below the World Cup. After a growing form curve in the spring, the Swede also got the chance to make her debut at the World Cup in March 2021.
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The second season was significantly better when she was moved up to the World Cup in earnest and became part of the Swedish national biathlon team. Stina was also selected for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and achieved her very first World Cup podium, with a very strong third place in a sprint race.
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Stina’s season
In the third season, expectations for Nilsson were raised and most people believed that she would seriously get even closer to the top of the world. But the year that was was instead something completely different and considerably tougher for the 29-year-old.
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In connection with the SM this weekend, her season came to an end and it has been a very tough time that has been marred by many disappointments. The Swede has had to struggle hard with both skiing and shooting, and the worst was when, after a series of weak results, she was kicked from both the World Cup and Biathlon World Cup.
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Now opening up
Now Stina Nilsson opens up about the season that has been with honest words in social media.
“Grateful to finish the season with SM in Lima’s colors. It’s been a bit of a challenging season that hasn’t really gone my way. I want to say a big thank you to all of you who join and support me even when things don’t go the way I want, you are gold! A little spring break now, and then we aim for next season”, she writes in a post on Instagram, see it below.
The Swedish people have also shown their great support and the post has received over 10,000 likes and a lot of supportive words in the comment field, see the picture below.
“You are my favorite in biathlon, next season is yours,” writes one user.
“Wonderful! We look forward to watching a new season with you,” writes another.
“Stina, you are the best, we always love you,” writes a third on Instagram.
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