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Silver in the hunting start and silver in the men’s relay. In addition, bronze in both the mixed relay and the simple mixed relay.
That was Sebastian Samuelsson’s incomparable result at the recently concluded biathlon world championships in Pokljuka.
In the World Cup sprint at the Czech Nove Mesto, success continued.
Swedish The biathlon star gave himself the best possible starting position with two full series of shots on Saturday. With the starting number 25, he finished second after a second battle with French leader Simon Desthieux.
Soon enough, it was clear that it would be enough for the podium, and in the end it was only a second place.
– Very funny, really, Samuelsson tells DN a couple of hours later.
– I felt after the World Cup that it is easy for you to get out of hand, I was tired, especially mentally. So I’m very happy that I was able to gather strength, come in, do my best and have been enough so far.
– It is something that I will take with me in the future, that even if you feel tired of body and skull, it can still go very well.
Sebastian Samuelsson, Simon Desthieux and Arnd Peiffer on the World Cup podium.
Photo: MICHAL CIZEK
Last season reached Samuelsson, 23, only in the top ten in a single individual race (about ten, in the distance of the World Cup in Italy). This winter, he has achieved four individual podiums so far, one of which is a victory.
– It is clear that they will bring this into the Olympic season next year, Samuelsson previously told DN.
– I remember the feeling I had last year. So it didn’t work out and I really didn’t understand why. It wasn’t that fun at all, but now you really feel like you’re on your way.
After the podium on Saturday, he says on the same topic:
– If last season I was wondering what did not work, now I have a lot to think about that has worked. It gives a completely different security and I think that also improves development.
In general it was second place 28th podium for Sweden this season.
Already on Sunday, there is the possibility of another first place, when Samuelsson, who climbed from seventh to sixth in the overall World Cup, starts 2.4 seconds behind Desthieux at the start of the hunt and two seconds ahead of the German sprint three. Arnd Peiffer.
Other Swedes get a tougher starting position. A boom and weak race on Saturday means world sprint champion Martin Ponsiluoma comes out first as 20th man, almost a minute behind the lead. Jesper Nelin starts in 32nd place, 1.16 after the best drivers.
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