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Stina Nilsson has had a tough season as a biathlete.
But this weekend saw the Swede’s best placing of the season.
“Satisfied satisfied satisfied”, she herself writes on Instagram about the success.
It has been a very tough season so far Stina Nilsson. In her third season as a biathlete, the Swede has not got it right at all during the World Cup.
Tough for Stina
Her best ranking among the world elite was a mere 33rd place, so it was not entirely unexpected that Nilsson was kicked from the Swedish squad for the World Cup before the weekend. Instead, the 29-year-old had to step back to the IBU Cup again, the level below the World Cup.
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The plan was for Stina to regain her confidence and take top positions to earn her place in the World Cup again. But the Swede had a leaden start to the weekend in Friday’s distance competition with six hurdles and a full four minutes behind the lead when the race was to be summarized.
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Nilsson is praised
Things went better on Saturday instead when Nilsson drove up and finished in fifth place in the sprint. On Sunday, things looked even better when she led the race after the first shoot, but then there were three misses in the second shoot and the Swede had to settle for ninth place.
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Stina Nilsson was very pleased with the weekend and the season’s best placing when the fifth place resulted in a flower ceremony for her.
“Good skating, 1-1 and flowers. Satisfied satisfied satisfied,” writes Stina on Instagram after the weekend race, together with a picture of her and a picture from the award ceremony, see below.
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The post on Instagram has received over 18,000 likes and it is noticeable that the Swedish people are really happy with her after the tough winter. The 29-year-old is also praised by many in the comments section, see for yourself below.
“Wonderful Stina! Fight on,” writes one follower.
“You see, you know that there are many of us who are rooting for you,” writes another.
“Want so badly for you to succeed. Good job!, writes a third in the comments.
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