Hanna Öberg was one of the big stars at the last Biathlon World Championships in Oberhof. This winter the Swede is still looking for her top form. Finally, she was also troubled by injury concerns. Not an easy situation, as the ski hunter herself admitted.
After the Biathlon World Cup in Antholz, Hanna Öberg underwent a knee examination at home. There was positive news for the 28-year-old: a serious injury could be ruled out. Instead, the knee in question was simply swollen, reports the Swedish newspaper “Expressen”.
Öberg suffered an unknown injury to his knee last fall. Nevertheless, the two-time Olympic champion was able to start the biathlon season as usual in November. During the pursuit in Ruhpolding at the beginning of the year, she felt her knee again for the first time after prone shooting, Öberg said at the time.
The latest investigation has brought relief to the Scandinavian woman. “It’s clear that you want everything to go well and without any problems when you approach a World Cup. So in that sense I wasn’t particularly happy,” Öberg revealed to the “Expressen” and added: “But now I think I, as I said, have made a positive development. And now I’m not worried.”
Biathlon World Cup 2024: Hanna Öberg in top shape in time?
At the last Biathlon World Championships in Oberhof, Öberg won gold in the individual and mass start, silver in the sprint and bronze in the pursuit.
This winter the ski hunter is still looking for her top form. Öberg is currently in 13th place in the overall biathlon World Cup and is the third best Swede behind her sister Elvira (5th) and Mona Brorsson (12th).
The 2024 Biathlon World Championships will take place from February 7th to 18th in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.