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On Saturday, the Swedish biathletes open in Idre Fjäll. That with former cross-country star Stina Nilsson on the starting line for the first time.
Even 11th in the sprint.
– It’s great to start. I am “very happy” with the day, he tells SVT.
– That was exactly what I had in my first international competition. In the end it will be Olympic gold, says former Olympic champion Björn Ferry with a smile on the SVT broadcast.
– Haha, we’ll see. I won’t say under a chair that I shot 4-4 last weekend. Those are nice words, but we won’t take anything up front now, Nilsson responds according to Aftonbladet.
– It’s better than expected. In terms of filming, he comes out of his debut smoothly and is technically superior on the course. Probably only Tiril Eckhoff and Denise Herrmann have a similar physical and technical level on the inside, praises Torgeir Bjørn of NRK.
Favorite Hanna Öberg won ahead of Johanna Skottheim, both with two full houses. Nilsson was 1.48 behind in the finish.
RESPIRATORY PROBLEM: Stina Nilsson experienced that there is something different to compete in than training in, say, the first competition.
Good standing
On the horizontal shot, there were two rounds of penalties, but on the second shot, the 27-year-old impressed with a single boom, and that after a problem with the charge. He spent 41 seconds in the series.
– If you can connect it with cross-country skiing, we will move closer to the international format, says commentator Andreas Stabrun Smith.
– The independent filming is impressive, says Ola Lunde.
– It is the standing oak with which you are most satisfied. The development that I have had there. There is a lot to think about. Lying down, he didn’t have the “flow” he wanted, Nilsson said.
– She is not the favorite and maybe she feels more relaxed than in cross-country skiing, says Ola lunde.
– I think you found something that you thought was a lot of fun to do. We didn’t always see her as satisfied in post-cross country competition interviews. It may seem like you’ve found your way back to the joy of playing sports, says Andreas Stabrun Smith.
No world cup
It has already been decided that at least he will not compete in the opening of the World Cup in Kontiolahti for two weeks.
– I will definitely compete a lot, but I don’t think it is fair for me or for the sport to believe that I, as a cross-country skier, say that I want to go to the World Cup and enter and dominate. It’s as far from the light as possible, Nilsson told SVT before debut.
– I feel like I have nothing to do there, right now. I have to do the right things at the right time, he adds.
The IBU Cup, the next highest level, has been canceled until at least Christmas, so Nilsson could get a place in the Finnish World Cups and the Austrian Hochfilzen before Christmas. German Oberhof, from January 4, is the next opportunity.
– I’m not ready for the big stages yet and I’m not ready for the challenges. I do not have the knowledge of the skills. We see how the world looks after a quarter and how I feel. Now I have no idea, he said in an interview with Swedish Radio.
– I think it will be ready after Christmas, says Ola Lunde after debut.
VARIATIVE: Stina Nilsson tells SVT that a good series of lies for her is around 37 seconds.
Photo: Nisse Schmidt / tt / NTB
Could have had Norwegian competition
In recent weeks, Nilsson has been in a training session with the Swedish biathlon team and has our challenges.
– When we had a test race last week, I forgot my gun. Then it happens that I forget things, says Nilsson in an interview with the Swedish news agency TT.
The Norwegian season opener in Sjusjøen was canceled as a result of the pandemic. Norway therefore considered participating in Sweden, where there is no quarantine requirement, but concluded that the risk of infection was too great and the logistics too difficult.
ON THE TOP: Tiril Eckhoff was number two in the World Cup overall last season and won the hunting kickoff cup.
Photo: LEHTIKUVA / Reuters
– It would have been wonderful to have a competition to see how it goes, but none of us want to travel to Sweden now. There are more infections and fewer restrictions, says Tiril Eckhoff, who didn’t have the highest expectations of Nilsson this weekend.
– I hope it goes quite well, but it is not the best. Based on the years I’ve spent in biathlon, I hope I spend some time improving.
– I don’t see it as a big threat yet, but we don’t know. I want to believe that it takes several years to learn the “game”, but I hope you think it is worth it, says Mars Olsbu Røiseland.
SKIER: Stina Nilsson at a meeting with the national biathlon team in the Swedish Idre. Here with coach Jean-Marc Chabloz.
Photo: Nisse Schmidt / tt / NTB
