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Johan Hagströme Marko Laaksonen, the two heads-Swedish biathlon coach, took stock of the situation in a month and a half from'' start of the season.
Friday 11 October 2013 2 minutes reading time
'' The objective of Sweden will be to win a medal at the Olympic Games in Sochi. Of course, all the hopes of the podium are focused on tris d'' axis consists of Björn Ferry, Carl Johan Bergman and Fredrik Lindström.
The trio just mentioned has collected a total of five world championship medals between 2012 and Nove Mesto Ruhpolding, 2013, Ferry is also the reigning Olympic champion'' s pursuit, then in the field of male Sweden has got a place in the top-three in three of the last four major events played. Therefore there is great confidence in the possibility of continuing the positive trend in Russia.
Just Ferry, born in 1978, the rifle will hang on a nail at the end of the season. It is not said that the peer Bergman do the same.
On the contrary, there are great expectations about the women who present no practical chance of a medal'' edition of the Olympic Games for the first time since 1994 Lillehammer, ie those prior to advent of Magdalena Forsberg'' which was followed explosions before Anna Carin Olofsson and then Helena Ekholm.
Indeed, for women'' s goal will be the mere qualification as the Swedish Olympic Committee requires as a minimum a placing in the top 6 positions in a team trials. The best chance is undoubtedly in the very first competition season, the medley relay Östersund set on November 24.
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