It has its explanation.
During the Christmas break, Samuelsson has trained hard.
Very hard.
- As much as I trained this Christmas has probably never done and it feels positive.
The training has been tough and is great for Beijing but it makes me feel in very bad shape like this the day before a World Cup competition, I am tired and worn out but it is important to do as good a race as possible, says Samuelsson from a sunny Oberhof suffering from lack of snow.
To be able to organize the competition, it was moved forward one day and the organizer put snow in the tracks during the day and also the course has been changed.
Without the riders having access to test it.
- It feels like they change the course every year and all in all we have probably ridden all parts even though I do not know what tomorrow's course looks like, have not seen what it looks like on any map.
I'm not worried about the ride even if the form is not there right now, says Sebbe and thinks about his shooting.
Sebbe will shoot without the parking brake applied
- Tomorrow I will shoot horizontally and stop having the handbrake on. I shoot better the faster the series is.
And I do not need two, three breaths between the shots, but should be able to do it in one go, he says about the shooting tactics.
It is in the track that Samuelsson has taken a step.
There is still more to get out of shooting.
- I am better physically now than I have ever been and go on another level but the shooting has been worse than it should have been.
I need to bring more self-confidence there.
The reigning world champion in sprint, 10 km, Martin Ponsiluoma, has had a difficult season and was ill before the World Cup competition in Annecy before Christmas where he was not even allowed to start the hunt after being 71st in the sprint.
- When I got home, the body responded quickly well and I have trained for many hours and done some calm intervals where I went at 80-85 percent, not 100. I feel better week by week and want to keep a higher even level, says Ponsiluoma .