Oskar Brandt drove the first hunting start of his career in the World Cup on Sunday in Ruhpolding where he finished 54th.
Malte Stefansson on the other hand, had a terrible day.
But when the last name was announced in the men's biathlon squad for the Olympics, it was Stefansson who was included as a relay skier.
Stefansson has taken his first World Cup points this season.
Malte is a biathlete with a bright future.
He will be an asset for the squad in Beijing and hopefully in several Olympic games in the future ", says the biathlon national team's head coach Johannes Lukas in a press release.
Oskar Brandt will in turn have a reserve place and is involved in preparing for high altitude in Italy.
The other two names that are taken out are Tove and Svante Kohala, toboggan.
They are taken out via the future criterion.
23-year-old Svante has been around 30 or better in the World Cup this season and three years younger Tove has been 26th in the World Cup twice.
"It's a lot of fun that we get the chance to represent Sweden in the Olympics.
It means a lot to us and to the sport.
We were in China to test the Olympic courses in November and have had good support from SOK in our preparations ", says Hans Kohala, father and coach of the Kohala siblings.
A total of 109 athletes have been selected for the Olympics.