Sweden’s squad for the biathlon World Cup starting on February 12 is complete. There are surprises in the nomination.
On Monday, Sweden announced his final for the 2025 biathlon World Cup in Lenzerheide. The decisive factor for the nominations was probably the recent services at the European Championship.
Anna Magnusson, Anna-Karin Heijdenberg, Ella Halvarsson, Johanna Skottheim as well as Elvira and Hanna Öberg will start with women.
Heijdenberg and Skottheim in particular developed the appeals through strong achievements at the European Championship. The 24-year-old Heijdenberg in particular had convinced in Martell with a first, a second and a third place.
“A European Championship that I will never forget, and as an icing on the cake, I got a World Cup ticket! Point me up,” Heijbenberg wrote on Instagram.
Skottheim’s best result at the European Championship was seventh place in the singles.
“Anna-Karin and Johanna both performed well, so that we both appointed them to the World Cup squad,” Sweden’s head coach Johannes Lukas told “Aftonbladet”.
Sara Andersson, on the other hand, was not taken into account. At the European Championship, the 22-year-old, who was previously stopped by illnesses, disappointed. The best result was her 40th place in the persecution.
Nykvist receives the last ticket for biathlon World Cup
For men, Emil Nykvist received the last place in the contingent. The 27-year-old had brought bronze in singles at the European Championship.
The squad is completed by Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson and Viktor Brandt.
Single European champion Johanna Puff received the last place in the squad for the World Championships in Switzerland at the German biathletes.
As the German Ski Association announced, the 22-year-old Bavarian gets the fifth ticket for the team, which wants to win a medal with the season. The position was released because the Thuringian Vanessa Voigt had to end her season prematurely due to illness and is not available.
Sweden’s contingent for the biathlon World Cup:
Women: Anna Magnusson, Anna-Karin Heijdenberg, Ella Halvarsson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg, Johanna Skottheim
Men: Emil Nykvist, Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson, Viktor Brandt