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WC gold and WC silver to Sweden in the final men’s race.
Norwegian icon Ole Einar Björndalen went completely red after the blue-yellow display.
– It was impressive! Absolutely fantastic, he says to SVT.
The Norwegian giant Johannes Thingnes Bö had the opportunity to make history as the first biathlete in history to win four individual World Cup golds. He was also just one shot away from the historic feat in the mass start that ended the Biathlon World Cup.
Double Swedish
But the Norwegian missed on the last shot in the last shot and was forced to an extra round. The Swedes were grateful for that Sebastian Samuelsson and Martin Ponsiluoma because both of them shot full in the last shooting and went away on the sprint lap.
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It was therefore an all-Swedish showdown for the WC gold in the final men’s race, and Samuelsson proved to be the strongest. “Sebbe” put in a powerful sprint early on and got away from his compatriot on the last lap.
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Norwegian tribute
Gold went to Samuelsson and silver to Ponsiluoma in the powerful, blue-yellow display in Oberhof. And both snuffed Thingnes Bö on the gold record.
– It is so incredibly fantastic. Johannes Thingnes Bö has no chance, says the SVT expert Bjorn Ferry in the live broadcast.
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After the finish, the national team captain Johannes Lukas was very impressed by his two skaters.
– I don’t know what is happening in Oberhof, double Swedish in the mass start. They were so determined on the last lap and showed no respect for Thingnes Bö by looking back. Can you beat Johannes Thingnes Bö? Yes, we could beat him with two actives when Sweden took a double victory, roars Lukas in the victory interview.
– I really have no words anymore. Double win at the men’s mass start, it’s historically big!
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Also the Norwegian icon Ole Einar Björndalen was extremely impressed and was completely moved by the Swedish display today.
– It was impressive! Absolutely fantastic to see what “Sebbe” did. He started the WC with pole out and small problems, but then he comes back and has 20 hits on the last day. He was the best biathlete today, says Björndalen to SVT.
– He makes all tactical choices very well. He had a good plan and stuck to it. He was a little calmer on the mound and had 20 hits. Then he was tactically smart during the race and did everything right.
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