The Swedish biathlon season starts today at Idre Fjäll. Elvira Öberg showed great form and won by a clear margin.

The Swedish biathlon season started today at Idre Fjäll. Conditions were more or less perfect, with little wind, bright sunshine, and hard tracks. The program featured a short individual, 12.5km for the women and 15km for the men, with a 45-second time penalty for each missed shot.

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In a class of her own

The women raced first, and Elvira Öberg was in a class of her own. Although she started with two misses in the first two shootings, she finished with clean shooting. On the track, she was completely dominant and could cruise to victory.

In the end, her winning margin was 1.21,5 over runner-up Johanna Skottheim, who also impressed on the range with only one miss in total. Ella Halvarsson began the race with two misses in the first shooting but then delivered a strong performance both on the track and on the range. She took third place ahead of Anna Magnusson, who finished fourth.

Top 5 Women, Short Individual, Idre Fjäll

1. Elvira Öberg, Piteå Skidskytteklubb, 35:50.4
2. Johanna Skottheim, Lima SKG, +1:21.5
3. Ella Halvarsson, Biathlon Östersund, +2:22.6
4. Anna Magnusson, Piteå Skidskytteklubb, +2:31.9
5. Anna-Karin Heijdenberg, Tullus SG, +2:48.8

Complete results can be found HERE.

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