Love chaos in biathlon is making waves

Love at work is such a thing. It can go well, but it can also lead to unpleasant situations - especially if things no longer go well at some point. In sports, relationships between athletes are not uncommon. It was only in the summer of this year that it became known that Mikaela Shiffrin loves her industry colleague Aleksander Aamodt Kilde - and the new glamor couple was born. There is also such a dream duo in the biathlon camp. The Swede Hanna Öberg lost her heart to her teammate Martin Ponsiluoma - this became public in October. Sounds like an ingenious combination: She is the individual Olympic champion from 2018, he was surprisingly crowned sprint world champion this year. Both stars, both successful, both popular: So everything is perfect? If you take a closer look, it becomes clear: This love of biathlon is many things, but it is not free from explosiveness. An explosive love A year ago Öberg was still in a relationship with Jesper Nelin. He is also a biathlete, also part of the Swedish national team and a good friend of Ponsiluomas. But it gets even stranger: In late autumn it became known that Nelin had also fallen in love again, namely with the Swedish biathlete Fanny Johansson. Until recently, she was the girlfriend of – no joke – Martin Ponsiluoma. “I don’t know if we can still be friends.” Jesper Nelin It's understandable that this love chaos caused a lot of excitement in Sweden. When the story became public, it was a hit for the Scandinavian tabloids. One question in particular came to mind: How does such chaos affect the performance of the national team? Especially since Nelin made people sit up and take notice with the statement: “We used to be a tight-knit group, but at the moment the situation is different. I don’t know if we can still be friends.” The competition's jokes Two biathlon lovers who are causing a stir. In any case, this love soap has not gone unnoticed by the competition. The Norwegians Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold and Tiril Eckhoff had a lot of fun about it on their joint podcast and said: “The funniest thing is that there are also mixed relays in biathlon. How epic would that be? Hanna (Öberg) hands over to Jesper Nelin, who then sends Martin Ponsiluoma into the race.” Hanna Öberg & Co. will have to live with comments like this in the future, willy-nilly.

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Love chaos in biathlon is making waves

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