Elvira Öberg’s hunting photo angered fans.
Elvira Öberg went to the forest with her father. ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS
Biathlonist Elvira Öberg, 24, has caused a stir in Sweden, Expressen news.
Öberg posted a picture of the hunting trip on his Instagram account, and the Followers were shocked. In the photo, the athlete posed with a dead bird in his hand and a rifle under his arm.
The Swedish star told Expressen that despite the mixed reception, he does not regret his publication.
– I don’t want to delete a picture because of something like that. Some comments had to be cleaned up, he said.
– For me, Instagram is a platform where I can present things that I like.
Öberg admitted that he was not surprised by people’s reaction at all.
– Not everyone understands that kind of culture. Hunting and moving in nature is foreign to quite a lot of people. So I was prepared for the fact that not all feedback is positive.
The biathlete was in the forest with his father by Tomas Öberg with. The hobby is common to them.
Elvira Öberg is an Olympic champion in her sport and a four-time prize medalist. He took gold in the relay and silver in two individual trips at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games.