Stina Nilsson with “nightmare debut” in biathlon

The 27-year-old only finished 99th in the sprint at the second-class IBU Cup on Arber after five penalty laps. Her deficit in the “nightmare debut” ( Expressen ) to winner Tatiana Akimova from Russia: 3:48,6 minutes. Perhaps the worst news for the former world-class cross-country skier: a whopping 53 (!) competitors were faster on the cross-country ski trail. Nevertheless, Nilsson was “glad” that she finally had her new start behind her. “It was difficult - shooting and in the lane. And then it will be difficult in biathlon,” she said on Swedish television SVT and said: “I think that many people expect more from me than I do myself.” A late start to the IBU Cup season In March, the two-time world champion and Olympic sprint champion announced her departure from cross-country skiing, completely unexpectedly, and the switch caused a lot of media hype. The IBU Cup was actually supposed to start at the end of November, but after numerous cancellations due to corona, the competitions on the Arber in the Bavarian Forest are just the start of the season for the second biathlon league. “There were a lot of things that took energy,” said Nilsson about the past few weeks. “I know that Stina can do much better,” emphasized Sweden’s German national coach Johannes Lukas. He hopes that now “everyone understands how difficult biathlon is and that it takes time.” The best Azzurra was Michela Carrara in 11th place. The only South Tyrolean, Rebecca Passler, took 3th place with 1.51,1 shooting errors, 50:XNUMX minutes behind. In the men's race - led by Aleksander Fjeld Andersen - there was a Norwegian triple victory over 10 km. Behind him, Daniele Cappelari ended up in 4th place. Patrick Braunhofer (0 shooting errors) took 1.48,7th place, 30:XNUMX minutes behind.

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Stina Nilsson with “nightmare debut” in biathlon

Cross-country skiing Olympic champion Stina Nilsson landed hard on the ground of reality at her international competition debut in biathlon.

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