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A couple of screws in Sebastian Samuelsson’s rifle stopped Sweden from taking a medal in the World Cup mixed relay two years ago.
Before the World Cup premiere in Lenzerheide, Samuelsson receives a dick from teammate Martin Ponsiluoma.
– I told him to check out the screws, in Oberhof it was a bit shaky, he tells Expressen.
On Wednesday, this year’s biathlon World Cup will start in Swiss Lenzerheide. Already on the first day, Sweden has a nice medal chance when the mixed relay is to be decided. It is Sebastian SamuelssonThe Martin PonsiluomaThe Hanna Öberg and Anna Magnusson that competes – Elvira Öberg Was intended instead of Magnusson but she is petitioned due to previous illness.
World Cup bronze in mixed relay last year
Sweden took bronze at the World Cup last year in Czech Nové Mыsto Na Morav example. Then Elvira Öberg was in the team. This time she is pushed by the league captain Johannes Lukas.
– Elvira has been sick, as we all know. I think she has had a very good training block, but still missed some speed passes. Today she has run a very hard pass and now she gets a few days with extra recovery towards the sprint (on Friday), he tells Sportbladet.
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Last year, as I said, there was a World Cup bronze in the mixed relay. It was worse two years ago. Then Sweden had a position to fight for the medals, but Sebastian Samuelsson swamped it on the last stretch as he stood for three booms on the lying shooter. It turned out later that the screws that hold the rifle in the log were loose.
Ponsiluomas Pik to Samuelsson
Teammate Martin Ponsiluoma has not forgotten what happened in Oberhof.
– I told him to check out the screws, in Oberhof it was a bit shaky but now there should be no danger, he tells Expressen.
Sebastian Samuelsson takes the mockery from Ponsiluoma with calm and laughs when he hears what the radar partner has said.
– It is probably a form message from his side, when he gets a bit like that half and spikes a little then he is in good shape. I’m probably the best at giving spikes to others. So I like to take someone back, he says.
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He also assures Ponsiluoma and all other hopeful Swedes that he will have extra good control of his rifle this time. He will let the shooter trainer Johan Hagström Go through the rifle just before the competition, so nothing should go wrong this time.
– Yes, but I’ll probably let him do it. It should not happen again, but you never know and I dare not promise anything.
Hello Sweden! Hope there will be a medal in the mixed relay so that we can start the biathlon World Cup in the best possible way. Fight Sebastian, Martin, Hanna and Anna!
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