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Less than a week ago, biathlon talent Tilda Johansson announced that she was ending her elite career.
Now she has already started a new sport.
– It feels good to make this decision and I have been aware of it all autumn, she says to Örnsköldsvik’s Allehanda.
After many ups and downs, the 25-year-old decided on the great promise of the future in biathlon Tilda Johanssonto stop. She had first tried to pause her career, then to invest more in cross-country skiing and then she also chose to quit the national team to invest on her own. Last year she won the IBU Cup (the level below the World Cup) – despite that, she has now stopped biathlon.
Tilda Johansson has stopped biathlon
Tilda Johansson has previously been open about the fact that she suffered from mental illness for a while. It has affected her in her sports venture.
“The past year has been extremely stressful, both physically, but mostly mentally. I have struggled a lot with the motivation, desire and joy for this sport. This has affected me mentally, me as a person and my mood,” she wrote on Instagram at the beginning of the year.
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She has now stopped competing in biathlon due to performance anxiety and lack of motivation.
– It is no longer an elite venture, but I see biathlon as a hobby now. I had hoped that I would be on the starting line, but once the competitions came, there was no enthusiasm left, she tells Radiosporten.
– I feel incredibly well today. I’ve probably never done as well as I did last year. I have really found myself. I think elite sport and elite investment is not for everyone and it wasn’t for me. It was too much, she continues.
Tilda Johansson’s new sports venture
Less than a week after Tilda confirmed that she is putting the gun on the shelf, she announces that she will be doing a new sport instead.
– It feels good to make this decision and I have been aware of it all autumn. I had a good summer and took steps all the time. I enjoy training hard, but haven’t had the motivation, spark or energy to pursue an elite effort. I have no desire to travel around and compete, she says and explains that she has started playing soccer.
– I contacted Domsjö in September and asked if I could come and test. I was immediately hooked and Domsjö has a good team, she says to Örnsköldsvik’s Allehanda.
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She will play for Domsjö IF (outside of Örnsköldsvik) in division 2. She used to play soccer before she started high school. Then she was an outside midfielder and striker.
– I’m good at running, but I have to learn to run with the ball and read the game. I have been an outside midfielder so far in Domsjö, she says.
We wish Tilda the best of luck! So glad you continue to play sports, even if it’s just Division 2 football. Hey hey!
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