Tilda Johansson has announced that she's continuing with biathlon, but will train on her own and outside of the national team. She's still hoping for the 2026 Olympics.
[https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/GMvXAl/avslojar-skidskyttetalangen-tilda-johansson-bryter-med-svenska-landslaget](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/GMvXAl/avslojar-skidskyttetalangen-tilda-johansson-bryter-med-svenska-landslaget)
That's wonderful to hear❤️
She should be one of three for the Olympic squad besides Öberg sisters, Magnusson n Persson it's either her or Andersson. Her, Andersson or Heijdenberg as they all performed much better then Nilsson n Skottheim. Dark horses is Skåle, or Halvarsson develop greatly
Sorry for the rabbling answer
Yup, we are likely to see some retirements after the Olympics (Hanna, Linn and Anna - some or all of them?), so the 2030 cycle will require some younger talent to step up around Elvira as the grand old lady. Andersson, Heijdenberg and hopefully Johansson are the top contenders. Halvarsson is a fantastic shooter but needs to find the ski speed. She's only 24, and you never know who can pull a Ponsi (he was pretty slow until 25).
Tilda is definitely talented enough if she can find a good balance in training. Don't have much hope for Skåle or Halvarsson, they just don't seem to have the skiing. If anything I think Tänglander will already be better than them by next year.
That's true Tänglander will be a senior then. I think that their skiing will improve they are still young n some biathletes break out later in their career. I'm just holdin them as dark horses because of their age
Vittozzi shared what Tandrevold said to her during the hug after the final race:
"Thank you for helping me grow up, and motivate myself to get better."
https://youtu.be/0KwUqOpNi2c?si=yVzejiSSbwsDvPIW&t=314
I think both will if they can stay healthy during summer. Both had some trouble last summer which affected their skiing, especially Ivarsson who had surgery on a shoulder should be able to improve a lot.
Yes. If Ivarsson gets a better training season, him, Nykvist and Brandt are likely to grab the three spots behind Nelin. Sjökvist and Stefansson are right behind, but needs better ski speed and shooting, respectively, to be considered for the WC. Andersson should compete with Heijdenberg and (presumably) Johansson for two spots, but I think she's the biggest talent of the three. She might even be good enough for the relay team in 25/26. She struggled severely with altitude this season, but next season there are relatively few high altitude competitions.
I guess Stina's in contention as well, but I'm not even gonna try to decipher her biathlon ambition any more.
Big news from the Slovenian camp. Ricco Gross looks to be leaving our team due to financial problems. The federation doesn't have enough money to keep him. This does not bode well for those of you who wanted to see Anamarija do well as his likely replacements will be a very cheap options. If there are financial problems this will likely mean even less waxers and other support staff next season around the team. Looks like after two very promising years (even though this last season was a disappointment) we are likely going back to scraping points (for everyone who's surname isn't Fak or Lampič).
/raises a glass for Christian Gow.
Tilda Johansson has announced that she's continuing with biathlon, but will train on her own and outside of the national team. She's still hoping for the 2026 Olympics. [https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/GMvXAl/avslojar-skidskyttetalangen-tilda-johansson-bryter-med-svenska-landslaget](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/GMvXAl/avslojar-skidskyttetalangen-tilda-johansson-bryter-med-svenska-landslaget)
That's wonderful to hear❤️ She should be one of three for the Olympic squad besides Öberg sisters, Magnusson n Persson it's either her or Andersson. Her, Andersson or Heijdenberg as they all performed much better then Nilsson n Skottheim. Dark horses is Skåle, or Halvarsson develop greatly Sorry for the rabbling answer
Yup, we are likely to see some retirements after the Olympics (Hanna, Linn and Anna - some or all of them?), so the 2030 cycle will require some younger talent to step up around Elvira as the grand old lady. Andersson, Heijdenberg and hopefully Johansson are the top contenders. Halvarsson is a fantastic shooter but needs to find the ski speed. She's only 24, and you never know who can pull a Ponsi (he was pretty slow until 25).
With Linn it depends on her health and the recovery. If the shoulder keeps troubling her, we could unfortunately be facing an earlier retirement :(
Tilda is definitely talented enough if she can find a good balance in training. Don't have much hope for Skåle or Halvarsson, they just don't seem to have the skiing. If anything I think Tänglander will already be better than them by next year.
That's true Tänglander will be a senior then. I think that their skiing will improve they are still young n some biathletes break out later in their career. I'm just holdin them as dark horses because of their age
Vittozzi shared what Tandrevold said to her during the hug after the final race: "Thank you for helping me grow up, and motivate myself to get better." https://youtu.be/0KwUqOpNi2c?si=yVzejiSSbwsDvPIW&t=314
That is so nice, thank you for sharing!
Do you think Ivarsson n Andersson takes permanent spot in the world cup roster since their success in the junior championship?
I think both will if they can stay healthy during summer. Both had some trouble last summer which affected their skiing, especially Ivarsson who had surgery on a shoulder should be able to improve a lot.
Yes. If Ivarsson gets a better training season, him, Nykvist and Brandt are likely to grab the three spots behind Nelin. Sjökvist and Stefansson are right behind, but needs better ski speed and shooting, respectively, to be considered for the WC. Andersson should compete with Heijdenberg and (presumably) Johansson for two spots, but I think she's the biggest talent of the three. She might even be good enough for the relay team in 25/26. She struggled severely with altitude this season, but next season there are relatively few high altitude competitions. I guess Stina's in contention as well, but I'm not even gonna try to decipher her biathlon ambition any more.
Ledecka taking shooting lessons from Johannes again: https://www.instagram.com/p/C5dqF9Eoryx/?hl=en
Big news from the Slovenian camp. Ricco Gross looks to be leaving our team due to financial problems. The federation doesn't have enough money to keep him. This does not bode well for those of you who wanted to see Anamarija do well as his likely replacements will be a very cheap options. If there are financial problems this will likely mean even less waxers and other support staff next season around the team. Looks like after two very promising years (even though this last season was a disappointment) we are likely going back to scraping points (for everyone who's surname isn't Fak or Lampič).
It's been confirmed on the national media. Likely replacement is Janez Marič.
He has confirmed it to a German newspaper.
so couple, maybe **very few months** more when the things be starting again, lets gooo its almost here again