The Swedish biathlon star Sebastian Samuelsson has devised a clear strategy to beat the Norwegian Johannes Thingnes Bø.

The 27-year-old Samuelsson from Sweden is entering his tenth season at the Biathlon World Cup level. He has two Olympic medals, 11 World Championships medals, 14 individual World Cup podium finishes and is one of Sweden’s best biathletes of all time.

ProXCskiing.com’s sister site Langrenn.com met the experienced Swede during a high-altitude training camp in Font Romeu, France.

What drives you, year after year, when you already have so many achievements?

“Biathlon is a sport where you can always improve, both in skiing and shooting. You never feel like you’re done. I love the interplay between the physical and the mental aspects, and being able to switch between them so quickly,” says Samuelsson to Langrenn.com.

He becomes eager when he talks about what it takes to challenge Johannes Thingnes Bø.

“I see that when I’m at my best, I can challenge the very best. I just need to maintain that level a bit more consistently. I’m on the right path but need to improve my shooting accuracy. If I can increase that, I can really start putting pressure on Thingnes Bø. That’s my goal,” says Samuelsson.

Last week, Johannes Thingnes Bø confidently stated that he looks forward to becoming the greatest biathlete ever. This has motivated the Swede even more.

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What does Thingnes Bø do that others don’t?

“He often performs at a high level, and even on bad days, he still succeeds. He has gained enormous confidence in knowing it works for him and knows he has the margins to afford to miss a few shots. I believe that confidence means he rarely needs to rely on those margins. He shoots well and gets into that groove where everything flows smoothly.”

And it’s precisely that position the experienced Swede now wants to push Thingnes Bø out of. To do that, he has to step up.

“We need to get better at challenging him and showing him that we’re competing, especially early in the season. We need to put some pressure on him. In the competition against Tarjei (Bø) at the end of last season, we saw that some races got tougher, and that’s the situation we need to put him in. I believe there are good chances to beat him.”

Three years ago, Samuelsson invested in his treadmill at home, and he believes it was worth every penny.

Now, there’s only one thing left to focus on to achieve the goal.

“I’ve consistently been among the five fastest on the course in the last few seasons. My shooting accuracy, however, has been too poor,” confirms Sebastian Samuelsson.

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