Four booms in horizontal and one in vertical during Friday's sprint showed a Hanna Öberg that you are not used to seeing. A pale 12th place was a real miscalculation by the Olympic champion from Piteå.
But in the distance race she showed that what happened was most likely just a coincidence. Öberg bounced back and took home the gold in a convincing style after only one boom in the second lying shooter.
- We checked the gun a bit yesterday after the competition and made a small change so that it would feel a little better today. But I had a really bad shot today actually, I had to shoot a lot before I felt satisfied and was not very safe before the start, Öberg says to TT after the finish.
She was all the more confident during the competition. With a barrier and fast driving time, she was 30 seconds ahead of Linn Persson, who also had a barrier, in the finish. Johanna Skottheim came third with two booms.
- I probably had an edge in there, but you have to have it sometimes too. It feels good, I'm really happy with 19 hits, says Öberg.
The Roller Biathlon Championships end on Sunday with a length competition - where the shooting moment is thus removed.
- It will be special for us, it's good to see the riding capacity, but it will be fun to do something else.