Dorothea Wierer. Photo: JOHAN AXELSSON / BILDBYRÅN Immediately after the last World Cup race in February, the Italian biathlon star Dorothea Wierer said that the mass start may have been her last race. She subsequently ended the season to consider the future. Now the 34-year-old announces that she will, after all, continue beyond the Olympics … Read more
When Charlotte Kalla had her big breakthrough in 2008, Hanna Öberg was a 13-year-old girl who practiced biathlon at home in Piteå. Calla’s career would be one long success story. In total, she took home three Olympic golds, six Olympic silvers, three WC golds, six WC silvers, four WC bronzes and a classic Tour de … Read more
Martin Ponsiluma Photo: PETTER ARVIDSON / BILDBYRÅN Björn Ferry Photo: MATHIAS BERGELD / BILDBYRÅN The cones that are rounded in the groove. Photo: SVT / SVT The talk during the WC Nove Mesto has largely been about the weather. If it hasn’t rained, the wind has caused problems. The organizers have worked around the clock … Read more
On Wednesday, Sweden opened the Biathlon World Cup with a bronze in the mixed relay. In Friday’s sprint, hopes were high for the Swedish team. At the WC last year, there were double Swedish medals in the form of silver (Hanna Öberg) and bronze (Linn Persson). When the sprint in Nove Mesto began, both Hanna … Read more
Dmytro Pidruchnyi under VM i Östersund 2019. Photo: PETTER ARVIDSON / BILDBYRÅN Dmytro Pidruchnyi. Photo: JOHAN AXELSSON / BILDBYRÅN At the WC in Östersund five years ago, Ukrainian biathlete Dmytro Pidruchnyi won gold. But in recent years, the reality has been completely different for the 32-year-old. Right after the Beijing Olympics, Pidruchnyi joined the army … Read more
Biathlon World Cup 2024 – Things have actually gone quite well for me since I entered high school. In terms of medals, it is a bit modest to throw in the word quite. Two Olympic golds, three WC golds and a total of 15 championship medals should possibly be described less humbly. In 2018, Hanna … Read more