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Stina Nilsson did not manage to strike again as biathlon.
Instead, she received a lot of criticism and harsh words.
Now Mona Brorsson strikes back and reveals the truth.
Many times have Stina Nilsson praised for his courage to dare to change sports. After four seasons in biathlon, this spring she gave up her dream of reaching the top of the world in a new sport.
Criticism of Nilsson
Nilsson had to receive a lot of criticism and harshness during the four years as a biathlete. Many critics could not at all understand how she went so slowly, given her background as one of the world’s best fastest cross-country skiers.
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The SVT expert Bjorn Ferry described Stina’s short biathlon career as “a big failure”. Now beats Mona Brorssonformer biathlete and new TV expert at SVT, back against that criticism.
Brorsson instead wants to pay tribute to Stina Nilsson.
– I think she should be proud. What she has done is so incredibly brave and she shows the way for several people who are curious to try biathlon. She also shows the complexity of the sport and how difficult it is to take on, says Mona in an interview with SVT.
During Wednesday, it became clear that Brorsson, who ended his career last spring, is stepping into the “Winter studio” as a new biathlon expert. Now she gives the truth about why Stina Nilsson didn’t go faster as a biathlete.
– She never rode badly. I think that’s a pretty big misunderstanding. Without that, it is always necessary to balance shooting and riding, and you have to make your own assessment of that. Since then, I think that the riding level has generally been raised in biathlon, which means that you might have expected her to be so much better than the rest, but maybe it was that the rest had risen, says Mona to the television channel.
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Now it will instead be a long race for Nilsson and Brorsson believes that it will be a success for Stina in the new winter venture.
– You have already seen a taste of what she has to offer in long-distance running. That will suit her superbly, says Mona in the interview.
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