Elvira Öberg does not want to get sick before the Olympics.
Elvira Öberg is looking for more Olympic medals. It requires sacrifices. PDO
Biathlon star Elvira Öberg is ready to sacrifice a lot for success.
The Swede, who is hunting for his first podium of the season, has suffered from illnesses this season. Öberg is ready to do everything he can to recover and hit the ground running before the Winter Olympics in February. Even at the expense of loved ones.
Öberg told the Swedish newspaper Expressen about his Christmas plans. There is no information about the family Christmas.
– I try to meet as few people as possible, says Öberg.
So no big celebrations?
– No, Lord time.
The reason is not hatred of people, but the desire to avoid bullshit and the cycle of illness. Getting a new disease at this stage could be very bad for the Olympics.
A curfew is coming even for one’s own parents.
– You’ll see if mom and dad come to us in Östersund. They have been suffering from colds lately, so they may not come. In that case, I’ll spend Christmas alone Oscar’s [Brandt, puoliso] with.
In the previous winter games, Öbeg won Olympic gold in the relay and silver in the sprint race and the pursuit. He has won 17 World Cup competitions.