Stina Nilsson's first words about the WC petting: "Full respect"

The Biathlon World Cup begins on February 8 in German Oberhof and before that there has been almost only talk about Stina Nilsson being or not being in the World Cup squad.

But when the WC squad was released this weekend, word came that the 29-year-old had been poked.

At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, she speaks for the first time about the teasing.

- It's obvious, four people have been on the podium, not me.

So no weirdness.

It's perfectly reasonable that I don't go to the WC, she says and continues:

- An EC is very big for me too.

The text is updated.