The pandemic has affected athletes in all sports around the world.

For Hanna Öberg and the other biathletes, it has been a special pre-season to say the least.

But Öberg chooses to look positively at all missed training camps - because it meant more rest.

Last year, she learned an important lesson when she ran out of herself during the preseason.

- I had such a plan even before the pandemic broke out.

I had not planned as many things now as I did a year ago.

And considering how the situation has been, it has become even easier.

We have only been at home in Sweden this pre-season, she tells Expressen.

"Just lie on the couch"

- I can see advantages in that we have not traveled so much.

We have had more rest days.

Traveling is not really a day of rest.

And I have really tried to take advantage of that, and I think we have had many more high-quality rest days.

- I know I have to say no now and just lie on the couch.

The competition season begins in mid-November with the Swedish premiere in Idre.

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Three fast with Stina Nilsson and Hanna Öberg