Published 2024-02-14 18.28
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NOVE MESTO. Sebastian Samuelsson was the best Swede, despite three misses.
It was a night-black distance competition in the WC for the Swedish men.
– You get quite broken, says Jesper Nelin.
It was clear early on that the Swedes would have nothing to do with the fight for medals in Wednesday’s WC competition.
Sebastian Samuelsson missed three shots, Peppe Femling four, Jesper Nelin five and Martin Ponsiluoma six.
A total of 18 booms
Samuelsson finished seventh in the competition (see results at the bottom).
– It is clear that it is a disappointment. I want to win medals and do a good race, but not good enough to win a medal, says Samuelsson.
How is the mood and confidence in the team?
– I think we have a good atmosphere. We all know what biathlon is like. Sometimes you have a lot of success and sometimes there is a little adversity. We have been close to medals on both the women’s and men’s sides. It is not a crisis atmosphere by any means.
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full screenSebastian Samuelsson. Photo: Petter Arvidson / Bildbyrån
“Boring competition”
Martin Ponsiluoma started the competition promisingly but everything came crashing down when he missed the last shot in the first shootout.
– It was a really boring competition for me. It’s just a matter of turning the page, it was a really crappy competition, says Ponsiluoma.
Jesper Nelin had three misses in his first standing shooting.
– You become quite broken. I have good cream in my body and set up the race well. The skating works well, but I do somewhat less well in that series and that’s a shame, says Nelin.
Peppe Femling had his first competition in this year’s WC.
– You have almost no emotions, it’s mostly empty, he says afterwards.
Bow superior
Last year, Sweden won eleven medals in the WC. This year there has been one so far, when seven out of twelve races have been run.
– I don’t think people back home understand how difficult it is to win medals. It has to be perfect races and last year we had a lot of edge, says Martin Ponsiluoma.
– No one is probably more disappointed than I am. But I think that you should continue to cheer us on in ups and downs and I know that people back home do, says Sebastian Samuelsson.
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full screenJohannes Thingnes Bö won. Photo: Petter Arvidson / Bildbyrån
Just as it had been on the men’s side during the first part of the WC, it was the Norwegians who settled for the victory.
Just as usual, Johannes Thingnes Bö also won.
The Norwegian put 19 out of 20 shots and was by far the fastest in the lane. Big brother Tarjei Bö took silver and the German Benedikt Doll broke the Norwegian dominance with his bronze.
