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Despite the World Cup bronze in the team sprint, the ski icon Per Elofsson believes that it will be tough for the Swedish gentlemen to take another medal in the World Cup.
He judges their chances in the relay.
– There you should really have a good day if you are going to be involved and tamped on the medals, he tells the Sports Bible.
The noises are happier in the Swedish men’s national team after the surprising World Cup bronze in the team sprint. Edvin Anger22, and Oskar Svensson29, stood for an incredible pick -up on the last stretch and was even extremely close to the silver. But in the end it became bronze for the duo.
Surprising World Cup bronze
After the men’s sprint on Thursday, on Granåsen in Trondheim, few thought it would be so much better for the Swedes in the World Cup. Edvin Anger went on to the semi -finals with distress and hardly, but was not even close to reach the final. For Calle HalfvarssonOskar Svensson and Emil Danielsson It didn’t go any better. Also went Marcus Grate Not even from the prologue.
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In the skiathlon, things hardly went better. Therefore, it came as a real surprise that the duo Anger/Svensson was able to deliver a World Cup bronze in the team sprint, Sweden’s first men’s medal at the distance since 2013. Especially considering that Oskar Svensson came in as a reserve the same morning after Halfvarsson became ill.
Per Elofsson does not believe in relay medal
On Thursday, the gentlemen runs the relay and Sweden is running with Edvin, William PoromaaThe Jens Burman And the debutant Truls Gisselman. Although the noises are much happier today, the ski icon believes Per Elofsson47, that it is too difficult to take another medal.
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– If you look above all at the women’s relay, you have a clear medal chance. When you release the whole gang. They have as many people to take out, he says and continues:
– On the other hand, it looks tougher for the gentlemen. There you should really have a good day if you are going to be involved and tamped on the medals.
The men’s relay would have actually started 12.30 on Thursday, but due to storms and bad weather in Trondheim it has been moved to 14.00.
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