Sebastian Samuelsson wins the Swedish season opener in Idre, while the super talent from Bærum beats the rest of the Olympic and World Championship stars and goes straight onto the podium at his first opportunity in the Swedish national team colors.

In May, Swedish-Norwegian Philip Lindkvist Fløtten earned a place on the Swedish elite national team. In his first major competition in the national team suit, he went straight onto the podium. Only Sebastian Samuelsson was better than the 20-year-old from Bærum at the Swedish season opener in Idre.

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But behind Lindkvist Fløtten came the day’s big surprise. The 38-year-old Tobias Arwidson, who was part of the Swedish team at the 2014 Olympics, shot 20/20 and secured the last podium spot.

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Incredible talent

Lindkvist Fløtten, who has a Swedish mother and a Norwegian father, joined the Swedish elite national team in May this year after a season with the Norwegian private team Team Consto.

Team Consto coach Martin Eng does not doubt what a talent the young biathlete is, and says that Lindkvist Fløtten took incredible steps both technically and physically during the season with the team. When the coaches put him on the treadmill in the test lab, the numbers were so extreme that the test lab wondered whether he was manipulating the test.

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Sverigepremiären 2026 Results

Top 5 Men, Short Individual, Idre Fjäll

1. Sebastian Samuelsson, Sweden (1-0-0-0), 37:10.0
2. Philip Lindkvist Fløtten, Sweden (0-0-0-1), +1:15.9
3. Tobias Arwidson, Sweden (0-0-0-0), +2:14.4
4. Mark Markos Kehva, Estonia (0-0-1-1), +2:20.8
5. Karl Grönland, Sweden (0-2-0-0), +2:31.3

Complete results can be found HERE

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