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Linn Persson has recently become Linn Gestblom.
And the Swede is hoping for a fresh start after a very tough season.
Now the 30-year-old opens up about the future after double operations.
She is one of our most popular and popular biathletes, but last year was incredibly tough for her Lynn Persson. Now she hopes for a real fresh start and has also married and changed her name Linn Gestblom.
Has changed name
Linn had major problems with a shoulder that hampered her during last year’s season. Therefore, she had to do a total of two operations to get the same shoulder in order.
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Now the 30-year-old is still stuck in rehabilitation, but opens up about when she can return to biathlon again.
– Everything is going as it should and it’s fun to see that you are taking steps all the time, says Linn to SVT.
– I have had two operations and have little to compare it to. This one is tougher. I have been in more pain, and the shoulder has been stiffer. It has been a longer process. It hasn’t progressed every day, but by and large it has flowed along. Anything before Christmas I see as a bonus, but that’s speculation.
Linn’s future
The native of Värmland, who is a real favorite in the biathlon national team for her lovely personality, admits that it will take a few months before she can be fully ready for competitive races.
– I will have to adjust how I can load, when I can train and the like. There is still a job to do, she tells the television channel.
– My goal right now is to be good in the shoulder. Of course, I hope to be able to compete this winter and also be able to perform. We’ll see when that happens. This assumes that the rehab goes well, which nothing currently contradicts. But you never know if something happens along the way.
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Linn Gestblom has won six WC medals, two Olympic medals and three individual podium places at the World Cup during her career. But it is currently far too difficult to say an exact date for when she can come back.
– It is important that I feel strong enough to run a full session with two poles. We can start there and then see when I’m ready to start and when I can run more distances and/or races in a weekend.
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