Petter Northug directed stinging criticism at Sebastian Samuelsson.
Now “Sebbe” responds in the best way after the WC bronze in the premiere.
– Petter was a pretty good skier, but as an expert…, says the Swede to SVT.
It was a nervous start to the Biathlon World Cup Sebastian Samuelsson. After a shaky start in the mixed relay on Wednesday where the shooting failed, he could still be saved by his teammates in Nove Mesto.
Northug’s criticism
For Sweden pulled themselves up and managed to salvage a much-deserved WC bronze in the premiere race. After the relay, Samuelsson also admitted that he was very nervous before and that it affected his performance on the shooting range.
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The Swedish biathlete then had to receive stinging criticism from the Norwegian legend Peter Northug. He works as a biathlon expert on Norwegian TV2 and was not at all impressed by Samuelsson’s effort.
– I have to say that I had expected more from Sebbe, Northug said in an interview with SVT.
– The season has been bad and he said so himself when I spoke to him. He was disappointed and looking for the form. It looked a little better, but it’s not the Sebbe we know when he’s at his best, so I think and hope he does a championship he’s happy with.
Sebbe’s answer
Now Sebastian Samuelsson answers in the best way when he hears the Norwegian’s opinion about him. “Sebbe” gives a perfectly clear answer to Northug.
– Uh, I remember before the WC last year he said that “Sebbe doesn’t have a chance to win any medals” and I won four, so…, he says to SVT.
– Petter was a pretty good skier, but as an expert he has made some mistakes. We’ll see how it goes in the future.
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The next medal chance for Samuelsson will be on Saturday. When the men’s sprint race is decided starting at 17.05.
Sebastian has won a total of one gold, two silver and seven bronze in the World Cup context during his biathlon career.
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